Donald Trump meets Zelensky at Pope Francis’ funeral, weeks after White House spat | World News

The meeting comes weeks after the two leaders had a public spat during a media interaction in Washington DC, when Zelensky had gone to the United States to talk and sign a minerals deal with the Trump administration. This is the duo’s first meeting after that spat.

White House communications director Steven Cheung said they “met privately today and had a very productive discussion” and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported.

Trump arrived at the Vatican with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for the funeral of Pope Francis, who had passed away at the age of 88 on Monday. The Republican was seated in the front row, not far from French President Emmanuel Macron, for the outdoor service.

Trump told reporters on Friday, as he flew to Rome, that he was going to the funeral “out of respect” for the pontiff.