Trump initially declared during his presidential campaign he would end the war within 24 hours, though he recently extended this timeline to up to six months. Talking to Newsmax, Trump said that Putin wants to meet as the war "hasn't gone so well for him either.""I know he wants to meet, and I'm gonna meet (him) very quickly," the president-elect said, adding that the meeting has to take place after his inauguration. Trump also noted that Ukraine is "being decimated" while both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers "are being killed in large numbers."The Kremlin has already signaled Putin's willingness to meet Trump after he takes office, though no firm date has been set. Switzerland and Serbia said they are open to hosting an in-person meeting between the two leaders.According to Trump's incoming national security advisor, Mike Waltz, the president-elect and Putin are also expected to hold a telephone call "in the coming days and weeks.