President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, held a “productive” meeting early Saturday as the U.S. looks to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were pictured in the grand surroundings of the Vatican complex this morning leaning towards one another during a "productive" face-to-face meeting

Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed his “symbolic meeting” with Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral after the US President insisted both Ukraine and Russia were “very close” to reaching a peace deal.

Donald Trump spoke following the Saturday conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican. The President of the USA expressed his belief that Zelensky is prepared to relinquish Crimea in exchange for lasting peace.

By David Morgan and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday pressed Russia and Ukraine to make headway on a peace deal following a one-on-one meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican a day earlier.

Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as one for the history books.