Donald Trump holds ‘secret Zelensky meeting’ ahead of arriving at Pope’s funeral

The pair have also agreed to hold further talks after paying their respects to Pope Francis at the Vatican (Picture: Getty/Reuters)

Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the Pope’s funeral today, Vatican sources have said.

The pair have also agreed to hold further talks after paying their respects to Pope Francis at the Vatican, Sky News reports.

A senior official in Kyiv said meetings between the pair in Rome is ‘possible’.

The last time they met, their conference quickly descended into a shouting match unforeseen on the world stage, before which saw Trump yelling at Zelensky to make a deal with Russia or count the US out.

Noticeably absent from the Pope’s funeral today is Vladimir Putin – his absence is likely due to the International Criminal Court’s warrant for his arrest.

The pair last spoke in late February when Zelensky visited the White House (Picture: Reuters)

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