Nigeria, April 27 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he had a "good meeting" with US President Donald Trump at the Vatican.

He disclosed this in a post made on X on Saturday.

His post was accompanied by an image of the leaders sitting in one corner of St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's funeral.

This is the first physical interaction between Mr Trump and Mr Zelensky since their last meeting at the Oval Office in the US, which ended abruptly after a hostile clash.

According to Mr Zelensky, the two leaders had an extensive discussion.

"Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting the lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking...