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According to the report, Donald Trump has questioned Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with the country's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral. Posting on social media after leaving Rome, Trump said he feared Putin was "tapping me along" after Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week, adding there was "no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas".
The report said that earlier in the day, Trump and Zelenskyy were seen in deep discussion in St Peter's Basilica shortly before the funeral began. The White House described the 15-minute meeting with Zelenskyy as "very productive". The Ukrainian president said it had the "potential to become historic". The report also said that it was Trump's first face-to-face encounter with the Ukrainian president since February's acrimonious Oval Office showdown.
Meanwhile, it said on Saturday that Putin had confirmed to Witkoff Russia's readiness to enter into direct talks with Ukraine without preconditions. Trump and Zelenskyy sat down in Rome was the first time the leaders had come face-to-face since their White House meeting, when Trump told Zelenskyy, "you don't have the cards" and he was not winning against Russia. Two images were released of the meeting, showing the US leader in a blue suit and the Ukrainian president in a black top and trousers, sitting opposite each other in intense conversation. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also posted an image of the meeting on X with the caption: "No words are needed to describe the importance of this historic meeting. Two leaders working for peace in St. Peter's Basilica."
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The report said that earlier in the day, Trump and Zelenskyy were seen in deep discussion in St Peter's Basilica shortly before the funeral began. The White House described the 15-minute meeting with Zelenskyy as "very productive". The Ukrainian president said it had the "potential to become historic". The report also said that it was Trump's first face-to-face encounter with the Ukrainian president since February's acrimonious Oval Office showdown.
Meanwhile, it said on Saturday that Putin had confirmed to Witkoff Russia's readiness to enter into direct talks with Ukraine without preconditions. Trump and Zelenskyy sat down in Rome was the first time the leaders had come face-to-face since their White House meeting, when Trump told Zelenskyy, "you don't have the cards" and he was not winning against Russia. Two images were released of the meeting, showing the US leader in a blue suit and the Ukrainian president in a black top and trousers, sitting opposite each other in intense conversation. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also posted an image of the meeting on X with the caption: "No words are needed to describe the importance of this historic meeting. Two leaders working for peace in St. Peter's Basilica."
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