Danielle Kurtzleben

Both men came out saying, essentially, we're optimistic and we'll keep talking, but that's roughly where they seemed to be before the meeting.

Well, the very fact that they met seems to be a sign of momentum.

Zelensky had put forward this 20-point peace proposal this past week, and the two men met shortly after and said they agreed on most of it.

But when they talked to reporters after their meeting, a peace deal certainly didn't seem imminent.

Both men came out saying, essentially, we're optimistic and we'll keep talking, but that's roughly where they seemed to be before the meeting.

To put it another way, before the meeting, Zelensky had said they were at 90% agreement.

And after the meeting, he said they were at 90% agreement.

What did he say?

Well, Trump had a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin before his in-person meeting with Zelensky and came away optimistic.

And in that optimism, he was trying to make it sound like Russia could eventually be on board with all of this.

At one point, Trump said that, quote, Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed.

But then Russia bombarded Kiev over the weekend.

So there's a big question as to how ready Russia really is to stop fighting.

Now, all of this is another shift in Trump's hot and cold feelings towards Putin.

Trump has gone from saying earlier this year he could easily convince Putin to end the war to being pretty frustrated with him.

And now Trump seems to feel more warmly again.

But there was one more thing that really stood out to me.

A reporter asked Trump how long it might be before all of the final disagreements are ironed out.

And Trump said this.

Now, this is Trump talking.