The problem with our media, besides their clear bias and TDS, is they are stupid.
If you believed Putin and Trump would meet once and that would be the end of the war, they your are foolish, or you have such a high regard for Trump that you believed he could do it in one meeting.
Putin has an enormous ego, just like Trump. There is no way he just caves in and ends the war. He has to look like he is winning too. This first meeting was about posturing. Putin needed to look like he is Trump's equal, and Trump had to show Putin just how powerful the US really is, hence the flyovers of the B2 bombers.
Of course there are morons and traitors like John Brennan talking about how Putin dominated the conversation etc. (that seems to be the Dem talking point) but we know he is a liar. He has no idea what went on in that room, I am sure Trump let Putin talk because Trump is a listener. But I am certain Trump did not let Putin "dominate". That's not Trump.
A couple of points. If there is going to be peace Trump and Putin absolutely must speak and they are better doing it face to face than through letters and media. There is no way there can be peace if Trump and Putin do not communicate. Biden did not meet with Putin like this in 4 years, and the war just dragged on at an enormous cost of money and lives.
Then, this is going to take multiple meetings. There was no chance it would be resolved with one. Trump knows that. It may take 3, 4 or even 5 meetings. Again, Putin cannot come out of this looking like Trump stomped on him. He wants it to look cordial, and he and Trump are best buddies. He cannot look like a loser and he cannot just give in. If this could be resolved in one meeting, Russians would be wonder what all that loss of life was really all about.
Finally, the world is better off when Trump and Putin are talking. We do not want or need another cold war.