Both will meet again in the Italian capital before returning to their respective countries. The U.S. President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky have met at the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican minutes before the start of Pope Francis' funeral this Saturday.

According to a lip reader, Zelensky told Trump he wanted him to act, but not in a particular way, and Trump replied that he found the strategy interesting and offered reassurance

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, held a “productive” meeting early Saturday as the U.S. looks to broker a