Vladimir Putin’s most trusted allies have been quietly hanging him out to dry in secretive discussions with top officials in Kyiv. Zelensky says Putin is losing the support of his inner circle. “Putin alone is the reason for the losses the Russians are suffering,” he said. The Russian president is largely surrounded by spy-service veterans he met in his KGB years, along with powerful oligarchs who control much of the country’s infrastructure. Neither side sounded hopeful about ending the war President Donald Trump, 80, promised to resolve on “day one” of his second presidency.