President Trump and Ukrainian president Zelensky met on Saturday in Rome on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral and discussed the effort to end the war with Russia. Why it matters: This was the first meeting between Trump and Zelensky since their explosive Oval Office shouting match in late February,

President Donald Trump on Saturday also met briefly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Pope Francis' funeral, both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed. White House communications director Steven Cheung said they “met privately today and had a very productive discussion" and that more details would follow.