U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spent a moment together at the funeral of Pope Francis.
The world leader is portrayed as “one-on-one” in St. Peter’s Basilica, involving possible peace proposals in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
“[It was a] Good meeting. “We want results for everything we cover,” Zelenskyy said in an article on X.
Ukrainian leaders praised the informal mini-ritual “very symbolic”.
They discussed “protection” [the] Zelenskyy said the lives of our people are “full and unconditional ceasefires” and “reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.”
He added that the discussion “if we achieve common results, it is possible that it will be historic.”
Good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one. Hope to get results on everything we cover. Protect the lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. A reliable and lasting peace will prevent another war from breaking out. Very potential symbolic meeting pic.twitter.com/q4zhvxcjw0
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyuan) April 26, 2025
The conversation took place when the leader held the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican, where he relentlessly advocated the pursuit of peace in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino also shared footage of the meeting, which included Vatican officials arranged gorgeous chairs for the two leaders to sit there.
Behind the scene, Vatican City – President Trump sat down and met privately this morning at Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine at St. Peter’s Basilica… pic.twitter.com/zzc78agbnh
-Dan Scavino (@scavino47) April 26, 2025
