<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/04/26/0/0/2000/1333/664/0/75/0/fc7fb32_ftp-import-images-1-4gjpbwkgizcu-5720430-01-06.jpg" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/04/26/0/0/2000/1333/664/0/75/0/fc7fb32_ftp-import-images-1-4gjpbwkgizcu-5720430-01-06.jpg" alt="Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 26, 2025."> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. HANDOUT / AFP </figcaption>

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump will hold a second meeting on Saturday, April 26, on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral in Rome, after a first 15-minute exchange described as "constructive" by Kyiv.

"The leaders agreed to continue their discussions today. Teams are working on organising the continuation of the meeting," Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov told reporters. The Ukrainian presidency released photos of the two men sitting face to face, and also in a four-way exchange with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/04/26/0/0/2000/1333/664/0/75/0/970fa6a_ftp-import-images-1-tyxwidf7ixgz-5720425-01-06.jpg" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/04/26/0/0/2000/1333/664/0/75/0/970fa6a_ftp-import-images-1-tyxwidf7ixgz-5720425-01-06.jpg" alt="(L-R) France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump speak with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 26, 2025."> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">(L-R) France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump speak with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. HANDOUT / AFP </figcaption>

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The Ukrainian president spoke with his American counterpart on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday.{ai:summary}Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump are set to meet again on April 26, 2025, during Pope Francis's funeral in Rome. Their initial 15-minute conversation was deemed "constructive," with plans for further discussions being organized.The meeting also includes French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, highlighting international cooperation amid ongoing tensions in Ukraine. #foreignaffairs

Zelensky and Trump agree to second talk after 'constructive' exchange at pope's funeral

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