President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral, held a "productive" meeting early Saturday as the U.S. looks to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

"President Trump and President Zelenskyy met privately today and had a very productive discussion," White House communications director Steven Cheung shared Saturday. "More details about the meeting will follow.”

Zelensky posted an image of the two leaders sitting across from one another, staring eye to eye inside St. Peter’s Basilica — where Francis’s funeral procession was held later Saturday morning— and he thanked Trump for the meeting.

“Good meeting. We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered.........

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