Former national security adviser John Bolton said the Saturday meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome is a “significant” step towards reestablishing a better channel of communication between the heads of state.

“I think the meeting was significant. I think this is a significant step back toward sensible conversation between the two leaders,” Bolton, a frequent Trump critic, said during his Saturday appearance on CNN.

He added that “both the president's spokesman and Zelensky spokesman said it was productive. So, I think you've got to consider it good. It doesn't necessarily mean much progress, but at least they've broken the image of what happened in the Oval Office on February 28th, so that's a plus,” referring to the late

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