President Donald Trump remarked in private comments to French President Emmanuel Macron that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal" with Ukraine for peace.

Republican lawmakers have been overwhelmingly complimentary of President Donald Trump meeting with Vladimir Putin and attempting to put the Russian leader in a room with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump has previously compared himself publicly to Nixon in interviews, saying he learned from Nixon and contrasted his own political support.

ABC News' Rachel Scott asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt why President Donald Trump's proposal for a meeting between him and the Russian and Ukrainian presidents changed into a bilateral meeting. Leavitt stressed that while the U.S. is working to get Zelenskyy and Putin together, it was up to them to get a plan.

The Ukrainian president says Monday's talks have been "constructive" as European leaders repeat calls for a ceasefire.

President Donald Trump on Friday lauded his bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would rate the meeting as a 10 out of 10.

President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia’s economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Kremlin has played down talk of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as Donald Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump says "some great progress" was made with Putin, and he will speak with European leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky soon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a mockery of Donald Trump’s push for peace by launching one of the biggest bombardments against Ukraine in weeks, including striking a U.S. factory. Days after Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska,