7 hours agoZelensky and JD Vance met for the first time since their “crash” at the White House
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(a year ago)US Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met for the first time since their “crash at the White House, smiling and shaking hands at the Vatican. For the second time in a few weeks, world leaders and other personalities landed in Rome this time to celebrate [...]
For the second time in a few weeks, world leaders and other personalities landed in Rome this time to celebrate the first mass of Pope Leos XIV, who was elected a pope this month, writes the foreign media, records Telegrafi.
Delegations from more than 100 countries are present in the Vatican.
Zelensky received applause as he arrived at St. Peter's Square, and the pope made a tour of “Popemobile” in the square.
There, Zelensky was sitting next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with Vance nearby.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melon is pushing for a meeting between leaders with headquarters in Brussels and the American administration, as a trade struggle approaches, and their proximity Sunday could help pave the way.
As the first US-born Pope, the new pope has so far focused his message on achieving peace in Ukraine and Gaza, signaling that he can continue or enhance his predecessor's geopolitical commitment, Pope Francis.
President Donald Trump, Zelensky and Vance met for the last time at the White House in February, when they ran into the future of peace in Ukraine at a television meeting described as one of the worst diplomatic incidents in recent history.
During that meeting, Vance asked Zelensky if he ever meant thank you “for billions of dollars in aid offered by the war-torn country since the total invasion started by Russia in 2022.
Trump and Zelensky met again in the Vatican last month at the funeral of Pope Francisescu, a brief discussion the White House described as hopeful, while Zelensky as <x0-substantiial>”.
Meanwhile, negotiations in Istanbul last week between Ukrainian and Russian teams failed to provide some progress in a possible ceasefire.
Trump plans to call Vladimir Putin and Zelensky separately on Monday, he announced on Saturday, in a bid to stop “calling” in Ukraine. /Periscope/
