Vance, Zelensky meet in Rome amid Trump push for Ukraine ceasefire

Vice President JDVancemet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Sunday as the Trump administration continued to push for a ceasefire...

Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Sunday as the Trump administration continued to push for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

The meeting at the US ambassador’s residence - which was also attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio - came as the world leaders attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV. Vance’s office released few details, but Zelensky described the session in a post on Telegram as a "good meeting.”

"Pressure on Russia must continue until it is ready to stop the war,” Zelensky said in the post, adding that he "reaffirmed Ukraine’s readiness for real diplomacy and stressed the importance of a full and unconditional ceasefire as soon as possible.”

The meeting comes amid heightened Ukrainian anxieties about a phone call scheduled for Monday morning between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has made clear that he will discuss terms for ending the war in Ukraine with Putin, but Kyiv and Moscow remain far apart on what would constitute a fair deal.

Meanwhile Sunday, Russia launched its largest drone attack since the start of the war, Ukraine’s military said, destroying homes, killing one woman and injuring three others, including a 4-year-old child.