Among the many captivating visuals at the Vatican funeral of Pope Frances, was the one-on-one meeting of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump sitting knee-to-knee in an ornate marble floor side chamber of St.

The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting of the leaders, and subsequent comments, appeared to be a change in tone.

Donald Trump assessed after the meeting at the Vatican that Volodymyr Zelensky might be ready to give up Crimea in exchange for lasting peace. On the other hand, he admitted that Vladimir Putin might not want to stop the war and is misleading the American president.