President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis and "had a very productive discussion," the White House said Saturday.

President Donald Trump on Sunday shared some of the contents of his conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome. “I think the meeting went well.

President Trump spoke about his meeting with Ukraine’s leader in St. Peter’s Basilica, their first since a heated encounter in the Oval Office in February.

He [President Donald Trump] believes he is increasingly frustrated with the leaders of both countries [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin]. He wants to achieve a permanent ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia's war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican. This comes as he pushes for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal for a ceasefire in the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday (April 28), set to begin at midnight local time on May 8 and end at midnight on May 11. This announcement comes shortly after President Donald Trump suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might be willing to cede Crimea to Russia as part of a broader peace agreement.