Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Pope Francis’ funeral, White House says

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Funeral of Pope Francis “There was a very productive discussion,” the White House said on Saturday. The White House said more details of the meeting will be shared later.

On Saturday, Mr. Trump was more than 50 state heads and other VIPs attended the funeral of Pope Francis, where he personally paid tribute to the Roman Catholic leaders who explicitly disagree on various issues.

Trump arrives at the Vatican with his wife Melania Trump. When Zelenskyy arrived at the ceremony, the gathering crowd burst into applause.

Mr. Trump told reporters Friday that he would be having a funeral “out of respect” when he flew to Rome, and he suffered a stroke at the age of 88 on Monday.

Mr. Trump, who includes immigration, treats immigration and climate change, broadly disagrees. The relationship between the Pope and the U.S. president was cheated in their relationship early on. In 2016, Francis hinted at the time Trump and his campaign to “build the wall”, saying that anyone who built the wall to prevent immigration from being “not Christian.” Mr. Trump said the comments were “shameful”.

But after Francis’ death, the Republican president praised him as a “good guy” who “works hard” and “loves the world.” Mr. Trump also instructed that in the honor of Francis, our flags hang in the honor of Francis.

Mr. Trump had said several times before leaving Washington that he would have “many” meetings with his peers outside the funeral. But when he flew to Rome, he seemed to retreat.

The president told reporters that when he was accompanying him on Air Force One, the president told reporters. Still, Mr. Trump said: “I’m going to talk to people. I’ll meet a lot of people.”

When asked if he was just meeting with the leader in passing or holding more in-depth negotiations, Mr. Trump did not elaborate. He suggested that he might meet at the U.S. ambassador’s residence Villa Taverna, where he stayed overnight.

“It’s a little hard because we don’t have much time,” Trump said, who was scheduled to return to the United States immediately after the funeral.

“I think we’re going to try to see a few people who are important to what we’re doing,” Mr. Trump said. Ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and negotiate trade agreements with multiple countries.

He released the Truth Society shortly after he arrived in Rome, where Ukraine and Russia should meet “very high negotiations” to end the bloody three-year war caused by the Russian invasion. His envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Friday, and Trump said the two sides were “very close to the deal.”

Zelenskyy arrived in Rome on Saturday for funeral, joining Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska. Putin did not participate.

Aaron Navarro and Haley Ott contributed to the report.