President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested movement beyond a ceasefire and toward a potential peace agreement in the war between Russia and Ukraine, former Rep. Pete King said on Newsmax, Sunday.

“I think you’re only going to find when the full record of this comes out,” the New York Republican said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “Putin must have said enough to convince President Trump that it was important to go beyond the ceasefire. To me, the danger of having long-term negotiations with Putin is that he could string you along, and I don’t think President Trump would have allowed that.”

Further, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy coming to Washington, D.C., on Monday, the push for a peace agreement “is on a fast track,” King said.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.