Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Friday saw renewed hope to end the ongoing Russian invasion, despite the situation remaining essentially unchanged from his last visit to Washington, which prompted similar talk. Zelensky last came to Washington in August in something of a redo of a February visit with Trump that saw him trade barbs with Vice President JD Vance and face chastisement for not wearing a suit. In the August trip, Zelensky returned with a suit and the visit progressed with little incident. Zelensky signaled openness to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the media hyped the prospect of an imminent peace.