The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, have held a meeting in Rome this Sunday where they have mainly discussed The Ukraine War, Commerce and the need to impose new sanctions against Russia.
“During our conversations, we approached the negotiations in Istanbul, where Russia sent a low -level delegation, composed of people without decision -making capacity. I reaffirmed that Ukraine is willing to participate in a true diplomacy and stressed the importance of a high total and unconditional fire as soon as possible,” Zelenski said in his social networks after his meeting in Rome.
“We also address the need for sanctions against Russia, bilateral trade, cooperation in defense, the situation on the battlefield and the next exchange of prisoners. It is necessary to press Russia until it is willing to stop war. And, of course, we talk about our joint measures to achieve a fair and lasting peace,” added the president.
The meeting between the three politicians has occurred After the Mass of the beginning of the Pontificate of the New Pope, Leo XIV, where they have attended about 200,000 attendees and a multitude of international leaders and representatives, including the Spanish kings, Felipe VI and Letizia.
The meeting was held in Villa Taverna, The United States ambassador residence in Italy, where the head of the president of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, was also reported, as reported by the Vice President’s press office.
Previously, Zelenski has also met with the Pontiff, who has thanked his support and congratulated for the beginning of his pontificate. “We appreciate the special words pronounced during the solemn mass about the need for just peace and the attention paid to Ukraine and our people. Every nation deserves to live in peace and security,” said the Ukrainian on social networks.
This is the first time that Zelenski and Vance talk after their tense meeting in the Oval Office of the White House held last February. After this little improvised summit behind closed doors, Vance will have another meeting, although this time with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the president of the European Commission (CE), Úrsula von der Leyen, where the relations between the EU and the US are expected to address.
