Trump, Zelenskyy Had 'Very Productive Discussion' in Rome Ahead of Pope's Funeral

Unexpected face-to-face between the US president and the leader of Ukraine. On the day of Bergoglio's funeral, Saint Peter at the Center of the World

Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope's funeral

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the hush of St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's funeral Saturday.

The two presidents met in the margins of the funerals for Pope Francis.

They are sitting on two chairs opposite each other, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the funeral of the Pope: US President Trump and Ukraine's head of state Selenskyy are talking to each other, and only a few minutes later Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions.

Zelenskyy gets applause at the Pope's funeral, Trump doesn't

There were many diplomats, presidents, and prime ministers attending the funeral. The rest of the square was filled with the faithful. The applause happened when Zelenskyy arrived and was shown on the jumbotron monitors. CNN's Anderson Cooper, Clarissa...

Zelensky in Rome agreed with Trump in everything and promised to observe the truce — insider: EADaily

EADaily, April 26th, 2025. At a meeting in the Vatican, US President Donald Trump warned the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, about the readiness of the United States to withdraw from the peace track in ten days if a temporary truce is not reached.