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Donald Trump sends scathing message to Vladimir Putin following meeting with Zelenskyy

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Published 10:20 27 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Donald Trump sends scathing message to Vladimir Putin following meeting with Zelenskyy

Trump and Zelenskyy had a quick meeting before the pope's funeral

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

Donald Trump has sent a message to Vladimir Putin after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Vatican ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis.

Before they stepped out to participate in the pope's funeral someone had found them chairs so they could have a discussion, and they were pictured speaking before the funeral.

It was the first time since Zelenskyy was berated at the White House by Trump and JD Vance that the two had met face to face, and this appeared to be a far more serious conversation.

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The noises made after the meeting were somewhat encouraging, with the White House saying it was a 'very productive discussion' and Zelenskyy calling it a 'good meeting'.

Speaking of what they discussed, the Ukrainian president said: "Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.

Trump and Zelenskyy met at the pope's funeral and had a brief meeting (Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images)
Trump and Zelenskyy met at the pope's funeral and had a brief meeting (Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images)

"Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results."

Meanwhile, Trump posted after the meeting as well in a lengthy tirade on Truth Social, his own social media platform.

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Most of what he was ranting about was a journalist from the New York Times who he thought wasn't praising his attempts to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump also complained about what he called 'the Obama Crimea Giveaway' and how his political opponents weren't being criticised for the US stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine before he finally got round to a message for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Referencing the recent attacks on Kyiv, he wrote: "With all of that being said, there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days.

World leaders met at the pope's funeral, Vladimir Putin was notably absent and Donald Trump hit out at him later on (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Getty Images)
World leaders met at the pope's funeral, Vladimir Putin was notably absent and Donald Trump hit out at him later on (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Getty Images)

"It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through “Banking” or “Secondary Sanctions?” Too many people are dying!!!"

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The attack had come just hours after Trump had accused Zelenskyy of preventing a peace deal from going through, a deal that would allow Russia to keep pretty much all of the Ukrainian territory it has occupied.

Zelenskyy has made it clear that Ukraine does not intend to sign over territory, including Crimea which was annexed by Russia back in 2014.

After the latest round of Russian attacks on civilians the US president called it 'very bad timing' and told Putin to 'stop' his missile attacks.

Featured Image Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine, Russia

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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