For the sake of humanity & the people of Ukraine (and Russia too) we should always keep the door open towards trying to have Peace. However, I think POTUS needs to set better boundaries with Z. If POTUS lets Z in the Oval Office again with the TV reporters/cameras then JD (ooops I mean Mr Vice President; gosh I’m so disrespectful) should gather the Cabinet and think about invoking the 25th Amendment if POTUS won’t agree that POTUS is the head of the US federal Executive branch, not some strongman named Z from Kyiv who canceled his last Election.
What ought to happen is for Z to meet with SecTreas and SecState & once Z has signed then the President comes in and signs the agreement in a room where Z is kept far awake from the microphone while the President signs & gives a speech to a small handful of selected Media that represents the most honest Media outlets in America.
One thing I think Z has done while soul-searching is realize that in his dealings with Trump that he has ZERO cards. Trump doesn’t really want anything from Z, except to see a stop to so much killing. When people rationally think about Trump’s position its shocking that any Americans could be against having the Meat Grinder stop killing the youth of Ukraine/Russia towards no realistic better outcome for either side than their worst case “Cease Fire Now” outcome.
The door is much more open with Z gone. And we can make that happen.