ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday paid his respects to Pope Francis, joining more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries at the funeral of a pontiff who pointedly disagreed with him on a variety of issues. Trump also had a brief meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Both the White House and Zelenskyy’s office confirmed the meeting, the first face-to-face conversation between Trump and the Ukrainian leader since the two, along with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, argued during a heated Oval Office meeting in late February.
White House communications director Steven Cheung said the leaders “met privately today and had a very productive discussion” and that more details would follow. Zelensky’s spokesman, Serhii Nykyforov, said they met for about 15 minutes at St. Peter’s Basilica
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