{"id":21169,"date":"2025-04-26T21:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-and-zelensky-meet-on-sidelines-of-pope-francis-funeral-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:21:38","slug":"trump-and-zelensky-meet-on-sidelines-of-pope-francis-funeral-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-and-zelensky-meet-on-sidelines-of-pope-francis-funeral-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope Francis\u2019 Funeral, White House Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump flew briefly this weekend into a European continent he has thrown into chaos in recent months, paying respects to Pope Francis at his funeral, but also meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a critical moment that may decide both the country\u2019s boundaries and its fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump was on the ground in Rome for about 14 hours, and left immediately after the services for the pope in St. Peter\u2019s Square, stopping only for handshakes or greetings with a few of the presidents, prime ministers, royals and religious leaders who came to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was a startlingly fast turnaround for the first overseas trip of a new president, and left no time for discussion of his tariffs on the European Union, his turn toward normalizing relations with Russia or his insistence that Europeans must take far larger responsibility for their own defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump told aides he wanted to make it back to his golf resort in New Jersey before the end of the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pageantry of the funeral, including the seating of dignitaries and a moment in the service when world leaders joined in handshakes of peace, lent itself to diplomatic tea-leaf reading. But Mr. Trump\u2019s meeting of 15 minutes or so with Mr. Zelensky was surrounded with a symbolism and mystery of its own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Photographs of the session released by Ukraine showed that the meeting took place in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, the two men perched on cushioned metal chairs, deep in conversation as they waited for the services to begin. It was a remarkable scene \u2014 an impromptu meeting between two men who have made no secret of their deep dislike and distrust for each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was the first time they had seen each other since their contentious encounter in the Oval Office in late February, which ended in a televised argument over Mr. Trump\u2019s turn away from Kyiv, and toward a new relationship with Russia. Mr. Zelensky was told to leave the White House, his lunch left uneaten and an economic partnership deal left unsigned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A White House spokesman, Stephen Cheung, called Saturday\u2019s encounter at the funeral a \u201cvery productive discussion,\u201d but gave no details. In a later post on X, Mr. Zelensky described the brief talk as a \u201cgood meeting\u201d where the pair discussed \u201ca lot one on one,\u201d including security guarantees to make sure Russia does not use a cease-fire as an opportunity to rearm and attack again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s speedy departure came despite a suggestion from a Ukrainian spokesman that more talks would take place in Rome on Saturday. After Mr. Trump boarded Air Force One to leave, the spokesman then said a second meeting would not occur because of the \u201cvery tight schedules of the presidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The short meeting came at a critical moment in the push to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, with Mr. Trump trying to push Mr. Zelensky and President Vladimir V. Putin into direct talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey are very close to a deal,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114400805703099287\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a> late Friday, after landing in Rome. \u201cThe two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to \u2018finish it off.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But as Mr. Zelensky arrived in Rome, Russia claimed that it had retaken a last village in Kursk, the Russian territory that Ukraine invaded last summer, partly to gain leverage in negotiations. Ukraine denied that its forces had fully withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Earlier this week, the United States presented Ukraine with a plan for a cease-fire that would give Russia de facto control over all of the lands it has illegally seized since the invasion began three years ago. The proposal also includes a formal recognition by the United States that the Crimean Peninsula, seized by Moscow in 2014, is now Russian territory, a major reversal of American policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zelensky said this past week that Ukraine would never make that concession. But he traveled to Rome with a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/25\/world\/europe\/ukraine-peace-counterproposal.html\" title=\"\">counterproposal<\/a>, Ukrainian officials said, that would end the conflict on far less generous terms for Russia, and that would include billions of dollars in reparations for Ukraine, paid by Russia. The counteroffer makes no mention, though, of whether Ukraine would fully regain Crimea or other territory seized by Russia, and postpones discussion of territorial issues until after a cease-fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neither proposal meets several of Mr. Putin\u2019s demands, including that the size of Ukraine\u2019s military be sharply limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump, flying back home, posted a lengthy message blaming Ukraine\u2019s plight in part on his predecessors, Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr., the latter of whom had been sitting four rows behind him at the funeral. \u201cThis is Sleepy Joe Biden\u2019s War, not mine,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He also criticized Russia\u2019s leader. \u201cThere was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns over the last few days,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt makes me think that maybe he doesn\u2019t want to stop the war, he\u2019s just tapping me along.\u201d Mr. Trump also threatened new sanctions against Russia in the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zelensky\u2019s description of the meeting made clear that he had learned a lesson from his Oval Office encounter: Always show gratitude, even if sharp disagreements remain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cVery symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results,\u201d he wrote. He ended with: \u201cThank you @POTUS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Among the points covered in the discussion, he wrote, were a \u201cfull and unconditional ceasefire,\u201d and a \u201creliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.\u201d The last was noteworthy: Mr. Trump\u2019s proposal has only vague security guarantees for Ukraine. The Ukrainian proposal calls for a European peacekeeping force with the United States providing backup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zelensky also met with other leaders, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain. In a post on X, Mr. Macron, who included a photo of himself walking with the Ukrainian leader, said Mr. Zelensky was \u201cready for an unconditional ceasefire.\u201d The offices of Ms. Meloni and Mr. Starmer emphasized Mr. Zelensky\u2019s desire to \u201csecure a just and lasting peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After his inauguration, Mr. Trump had made clear that he wanted his first trip overseas in this term to be to the Middle East, starting with Saudi Arabia, the site of his initial visit during his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Instead, his first trip ended up in Italy at the funeral, where he was surrounded by European leaders he has been denouncing as freeloaders unwilling to pay their share of the continent\u2019s defense, and leaders of the European Union, which he said was \u201cformed in order to screw the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The service itself offered a reminder of how Pope Francis had strongly criticized the Trump administration\u2019s policy on mass deportations of migrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During the homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re referred to the pontiff\u2019s trip to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/pope-francis-at-us-mexico-border\/\" title=\"\">the border between Mexico and the United States<\/a>, one of his many \u201cgestures and exhortations in favor of refugees and displaced persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There was a certain irony in the meeting between Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump at the funeral. The pope initially struggled to strike a balance between showing support for what he referred to as \u201cmartyred Ukraine\u201d and his effort to avoid taking outright sides in the war. In 2023, he alluded to a secret \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/30\/world\/europe\/pope-francis-hungary.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">mission<\/a>\u201d to bring peace to Ukraine that failed to bear fruit. The pope, who called for \u201cthe boldness needed to open the door to negotiation\u201d in his final Christmas address, would have surely welcomed any moves toward peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The foreign dignitaries who attended the funeral were seated in alphabetical order based on their country\u2019s name in French. That put Mr. Trump, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/26\/world\/europe\/trump-pope-francis-funeral-blue-suit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" title=\"\">wearing a blue suit<\/a> in a crowd dressed mostly in black, and the first lady, Melania Trump, in between the leaders of Finland and Estonia and just down from Mr. Macron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the absence of more substantive meetings, Mr. Trump\u2019s every handshake and conversation was scrutinized for political significance at a moment of trans-Atlantic discord. He briefly greeted Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, who was sitting a few chairs down from him. In the past three months, Ms. von der Leyen was conspicuously absent from the leaders visiting the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He chatted briefly with Mr. Macron, Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Starmer before the services began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The office of Ms. Meloni, who has a friendly relationship with Mr. Trump, released photos showing him with his hand on her shoulder and another showing her walking beside Mr. and Mrs. Trump, apparently in conversation, inside St. Peter\u2019s Basilica. Neither Ms. Meloni\u2019s office nor the White House released any statements suggesting that substantial talks took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Maria Varenikova<!-- --> contributed reporting from Kyiv; <!-- -->Stephen Castle<!-- --> from London; <!-- -->S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Le Stradic<!-- --> from Paris; and <!-- -->Emma Bubola<!-- --> and Josephine de La Bruy\u00e8re from Rome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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