SECURITY GUARANTEES AND A TRILATERAL MEETING
For now, there is no deal to halt the fighting, and the US has dropped its aim of securing a ceasefire, holding out instead for a full peace deal instead.
But not only has Mr Trump acknowledged the importance of giving Ukraine security guarantees, for the first time, he has suggested a possible US role, even if what this means is still vague.
Still, all of this will come to nothing unless Russia agrees to continue the negotiation process and to negotiate the critical issue of territory.
Mr Trump sensationally paused his meetings to phone Mr Putin, but details of the Russian reaction are yet to be fully understood.
After the talks concluded, Mr Trump took to Truth Social to announce that a trilateral meeting could take place – something that has eluded his peacemaking efforts so far after Mr Putin declined to attend talks in Istanbul in May.
