Bolton has been a regular presence on cable news shows since Trump returned to office - often criticizing the president’s approach to foreign policy.

Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton expressed some optimism about the chances of a Putin-Zelensky deal to end the war, "in a trilateral meeting with Trump there," during an appearance Tuesday morning on CNN: WOLF BLITZER: Do you see any realistic chance that Zelensky or Putin would want bilateral talks on ending this war?

Former national security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that President Trump’s hot-mic moment at the White House on Monday reveals key insight into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approach to dealing with the U.

John Bolton ripped Donald Trump for being played by Vladimir Putin in the hours before FBI agents raided his home on Friday morning. The president’s ex-national security adviser turned nemesis appeared on CNN on Thursday night to discuss a Truth Social post in which Trump seemed to urge Ukraine to go on the offensive against Russia.

Real Clear Politics White House correspondent Philip Wegmann on Friday's "Special Report" revealed there is "actually some there there" to the raid of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton's house.

President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but all issues need to be worked through first and there's a question about Zelenskiy's authority to sign a deal, Putin's foreign minister said on Thursday.

The push for a bilateral meeting comes after the US president met Putin in Alaska last week, and welcomed seven European leaders and Zelensky to the White House on Monday. Trump admitted the conflict was "a tough one" to solve and conceded it was possible the Russian president was not interested in ending hostilities.