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 U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Italy for the funeral of Pope Francis, met one on one in a marble-lined Vatican basilica on Saturday to try to revive faltering efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
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The meeting between the two leaders at Pope Francis's funeral was symbolic in part because of the Pope's advocacy for a just end to the war in Ukraine.
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The two leaders held talks ahead of attending Pope Francis's service in Vatican City on Saturday.
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Late Friday, Trump posted Ukraine and Russia were "very close to a deal."
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World leaders from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the ceremony in St Peter's Square.
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