US President Donald Trump has not ruled out meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the papal funeral ceremonies in Italy on Saturday. When asked about this before boarding a helicopter to the airport on Friday,

Trump stated that "Crimea will stay with Russia" as part of potential peace negotiations with Ukraine, adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky understands this reality.

U.S. President Donald Trump accused Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky of jeopardizing peace talks to end the war because the European nation would never recognize Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula.