India, April 26 -- US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, came 'face-to-face' at the Vatican on Saturday before the funeral of Pope Francis began, the White House confirmed.

The meeting comes weeks after the two leaders had a public spat during a media interaction in Washington DC, when Zelensky had gone to the United States to talk and sign a minerals deal with the Trump administration. This is the duo's first meeting after that spat.

White House communications director Steven Cheung said they "met privately today and had a very productive discussion" and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported.

A Ukrainian official later said that both leaders will be meeting again soon.

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