During his whirlwind trip to Italy, President Trump’s interactions with world leaders, as they paid their respects to Francis, were being watched closely.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a "very productive" meeting on Saturday in Rome, a White House official said, as both leaders attended the funeral of Pope Francis.

It is known that Zelenskyy and Trump arrived in Rome on April 26 for the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis. Read also: Moscow will always view US as its principal enemy, Zelenskyy warns The AFP news agency reported earlier that Trump was likely to meet with Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his visit to Rome.