President Trump and Ukrainian president Zelensky met on Saturday in Rome on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral and discussed the effort to end the war with Russia. Why it matters: This was the first meeting between Trump and Zelensky since their explosive Oval Office shouting match in late February,

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met privately before Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican, the White House says. More than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attended the pope's funeral Mass.