President Trump and President of Ukraine Zelenskyy have met privately in front of Pope Francis funeral And “he had a very productive discussion,” the White House said on Saturday.

The Ukrainian Government spokesman called a meeting “constructive” and said that two leaders worked on editing the other. The Ukrainian Presidential Press Service posted pictures of the meeting, as well as the image of Mr. Trump’s meeting, Zelenski, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keira Starmer.

Mr. Trump is trying to make a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Russia launched a complete invasion of Ukraine in 2022, after sending troops to East Ukraine for the first time in 2014.

On Saturday, the President was among more than 50 bosses of states and other dignitaries who attended Pope Francis’ funeral, where he personally paid tribute to the Roman Catholic leader who did not clearly agree with him in various issues.

He also briefly met British Prince William, reported BBC News News News News Network.

Trump arrived at the Vatican with his wife, the first lady of Melania Trump. When Zelenskyy arrived at the ceremony, The gathered crowd broke out applause.

Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday as he flew to Rome to go to a funeral “respect” to Pontiph, who died on Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 88.

Francis did not sharply agreed with the approach of Mr. Trump about questions, including immigration, treatment of migrants and climate change. The Argentine PontiF and the US President made their way to surrounding their immigration early. In 2016, Francis, alluding to Trump’s then candidate and his slogan “Building a Wall” campaign, was called by anyone who builds a wall to keep migrants “not Christian”. Mr. Trump said the comment was “shameful.”

But after Francis’ death, the Republican president praised him as a “good man” who “worked hard” and “loved the world”. Mr. Trump also directed the US flags to fly on half -hour in Francis’s honor.

Mr. Trump said several times before leaving Washington that he would have “a lot of” meetings with colleagues at the funeral margins. But he seemed to give up on it as he flew to Rome.

“Honestly, there is a bit of disrespect for the meeting when you are at the Pope’s funeral,” the president told reporters who followed him in the Air Force. Nevertheless, Mr. Trump said, “I’ll talk to people. I’ll see a lot of people.”

Mr. Trump did not explain when he asked if he would just meet the leader in passing or maintaining more detailed conversations. He suggested that he could have meetings in Villa Taverni, a US Ambassador’s residence, where he spent the night.

“It’s a little difficult because we don’t have much time,” said Mr. Trump, noticing a late arrival in Rome. He was supposed to go back to the United States immediately after the funeral.

“I think we will try to see several people who are important in what we do,” said Mr. Trump, who tries to increase the truce between Russia and Ukraine and negotiate trade agreements with several countries.

The truth of Social soon after he arrived in Rome, that Ukraine and Russia should meet for “very high conversations” on the end of the bloody three -year war caused by the Russian invasion. His envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier on Friday, and Trump said both sides were “very close to the agreement”.

Zelenskyy arrived in Rome on Saturday to attend the funeral, joining the first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska. Putin did not attend.

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