After a meeting at the Vatican, Donald Trump speculated that Volodymyr Zelensky might be willing to relinquish Crimea in exchange for lasting peace. However, he also suggested that Vladimir Putin may be continuing the war under pretenses,

President Trump answered questions about his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Vatican. Secretary of State Rubio said this week would be “very critical" in trying to end the war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would consider in the coming week whether to continue mediating talks "or if it's time to sort of focus on some other issues."