President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican Metropolis previous to attending Pope Francis’s funeral.
President Trump and First Girl Melania Trump joined dozens of leaders from across the globe who flocked to the Vatican on Saturday to pay their respects to the Pope after his dying at 88 years previous earlier within the week.
Right here’s a quick clip of the trade between Trump and Zelensky:
Particulars on the assembly weren’t supplied, however in keeping with Fox, a White Home spokesperson described the assembly as “very productive.”
Zelensky posted on X, indicating they are going to quickly obtain “Dependable and lasting peace that may stop one other warfare from breaking out.”
Good assembly. We mentioned loads one on one. Hoping for outcomes on every part we lined. Defending lives of our folks. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Dependable and lasting peace that may stop one other warfare from breaking out. Very symbolic assembly that has potential to change into historic, if we obtain joint outcomes. Thanks
Good assembly. We mentioned loads one on one. Hoping for outcomes on every part we lined. Defending lives of our folks. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Dependable and lasting peace that may stop one other warfare from breaking out. Very symbolic assembly that has potential to… pic.twitter.com/q4ZhVXCjw0
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 26, 2025
That is the primary assembly between Trump and Zelensky since their showdown within the Oval Workplace in February, the place Zelensky sabotaged peace negotiations with President Trump by disrespecting him within the Oval Workplace and reneging on a pre-agreed-upon peace deal.
Ukraine had beforehand accepted Trump’s requested mineral rights take care of the US to compensate Individuals for the lots of of billions of {dollars} of taxpayer cash Joe Biden gave them over the past 4 years, however the settlement was not formalized then. Zelensky was kicked out of the White Home after the heated trade.
The President has just lately slammed Zelensky and Putin over the continued preventing.
Zelensky declared on Tuesday that Ukraine won’t acknowledge Russia’s occupation of Crimea, an announcement that President Trump slammed as “very dangerous to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was misplaced years in the past below the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama” on Wednesday morning.
On Thursday, the President additionally publicly rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin over missile strikes on Kyiv, which he decried as “not crucial and really unhealthy timing.”
President Trump Tells Putin to Cease Strikes on Kyiv – “Let’s Get The Peace Deal DONE!”
President Trump just lately indicated that peace is on the horizon as he thinks each nations are able to make a deal.
It is a growing story.
