The White House said their discussion was “very productive” and that more details would be released later. The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican just before they took their seats for the outdoor funeral service. Zelenskyy said “good meeting” on social media after the funeral.

As Trump departed the Pope's funeral, the US president, on social media, expressed new scepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon, saying, “There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas,

The White House said Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'met privately today and had a very productive discussion.'