US Vice President J.D. Vance held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome. This is the first meeting between the two since their clash at the White House in February, a US official said, quoted by AFP and BNR.
The two attended the enthronement of Pope Leo XIV. A Ukrainian representative told the news agency that the conversation between Vance and Zelensky lasted half an hour and discussed the upcoming phone call between the US and Russian presidents on Ukraine tomorrow.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that he and the leaders of Britain, France and Poland intend to talk to US President Donald Trump before his phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin tomorrow.
Merz said he discussed the issue with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the solemn ceremony of the enthronement of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
A high-level meeting between the European Union and the United States is taking place today in Rome after the enthronement of Pope Leo XIV, NOVA reported.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US Vice President J.D. Vance and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talk at Meloni's residence in central Rome "Palazzo Chigi", her office announced.
The main topic of their meeting will be the strained relations between the US and Europe. The cause of the tension was the tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump, which were also imposed on the EU. The Union has hinted that it is ready to respond with reciprocal measures if the negotiations fail.
In addition to trade, geopolitical issues such as the war in Ukraine are also expected to be topics of discussion.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has already met with Meloni.