{"id":1766,"date":"2025-04-26T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:48:48","slug":"trump-turns-on-putin-after-extraordinary-vatican-sit-down-with-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/trump-turns-on-putin-after-extraordinary-vatican-sit-down-with-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump turns on Putin after extraordinary Vatican sit-down with Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The two world leaders were spotted sharing an intimate conversation (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donald Trump has expressed doubts over whether Vladimir Putin is \u2018tapping me along\u2019 over peace talks after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A photo released during the funeral of Pope Francis today showed the US and Ukraine presidents chatting on the sidelines after paying their respects inside St Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n

Zelensky later said the 15-minute sit-down \u2018has the potential to become historic\u2019. Trump posted several photos of the t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate, along with a lengthy post addressing talks to end the war.<\/p>\n

The president, who has been pushing Ukraine to accept a deal, wrote on Truth Social: \u2018There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days.<\/p>\n

\u2018It makes me think that maybe he doesn\u2019t want to stop the war, he\u2019s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through \u201cBanking\u201d or \u201cSecondary Sanctions?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Too many people are dying!!!\u2019<\/p>\n

Following the funeral ceremony’s end, the Ukrainian leader wrote on social media site X: \u2018We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered.<\/p>\n

\u2018Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.<\/p>\n

\u2018Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results.\u2019<\/p>\n

Further discussions are also likely to take place while both leaders are in Rome.<\/p>\n

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President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, President Donald Trump, second right, French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Body language expert Judi James spoke to Metro and said the intense political meeting going on in the middle of a historical event had some surprising signs in it.<\/p>\n

\u2018They are sitting hunched, facing each other. It reminded me of two men playing chess, but without the chessboard.<\/p>\n

\u2018Their heads are close, Trump\u2019s got his feet stuffed under his chair and is leaning a bit on his toes \u2013 that might be hinting at a more flexible approach.<\/p>\n

\u2018Zelensky\u2019s got his legs displayed. He\u2019s got his feet flat on the floor, which perhaps hence that is being a little bit more stubborn or difficult to move.<\/p>\n

\u2018But it\u2019s the physical closeness of the two of them that it\u2019s quite incredible. This might be how they negotiate behind the scenes at the White House, but we\u2019ve never seen anything one-to-one with this kind of body language before,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n

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The two men looked as if they were ‘playing a chess game’, she said (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ms James added that the face-to-face positioning could imply conflict – but the closeness of the conversation implies they might be trying to ‘broker a deal’. <\/p>\n

She added: ‘It looks a lot more promising than it did when they had the meeting in the White House.<\/p>\n

‘I see this looking hopeful because both men are showing such an intense desire to talk to each other intimately.’<\/p>\n

Zelensky said he had a ‘good meeting’ with Trump, which he called ‘symbolic’. <\/p>\n

The Ukrainian president posted on X: ‘Good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one. Hoping for results on everything we covered.<\/p>\n

‘Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out. Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results.’<\/p>\n

The last time the two leaders met, their conversation quickly descended into a shouting match not previously seen on the world stage, before which saw Trump yelling at Zelensky to make a deal with\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0or count the US out.<\/p>\n

Noticeably absent from the Pope’s funeral today is Vladimir Putin<\/a> – his absence is likely due to the International Criminal Court’s warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\n

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The pair last spoke in late February when Zelensky visited the White House (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump in a Truth Social post afterward began that he had a \u2018very meaningful meeting\u2019 and then blasted Zelensky.<\/p>\n

\u2018Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure,\u2019 wrote Trump.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.\u2019<\/p>\n

But earlier this week, the US suggested they might ‘move on’ from peace talks if progress wasn’t made.<\/a><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> added: \u2018Now, if for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we\u2019re just going to say you\u2019re foolish. You are fools, you horrible people.<\/p>\n

\u2018And we\u2019re going to just take a pass. But hopefully, we won\u2019t have to do that.\u2019<\/p>\n

Trump previously claimed he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine<\/a> \u2018within 24 hours\u2019.<\/p>\n

Trump said last month that he was \u2018being a little bit sarcastic’ in his remarks.<\/p>\n

U.S. Vice President JD Vance <\/a>struck a more hopeful tone in Rome a few weeks ago before he spoke with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.<\/p>\n

\u2018I won\u2019t prejudge them [negotiations], but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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