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Donald Trump was in the Vatican in a one on one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The two leaders, leaning in close to each other with no aides around them while seated in St Peter's Basilica, spoke for about 15 minutes, according to Zelensky's office.

The meeting at the Vatican, their first since an tense encounter in the Oval Office in Washington in February, comes at a critical time in negotiations aimed at bringing an end to fighting between Ukraine and Russia.

While in the air en route back to Washington, he published a social media post in which he took a tough tone on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump posted on Truth Social: "There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,"

Following Trump's remarks, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the Senate is poised to move forward on bipartisan legislation that would impose trade sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other products.

Senator Graham wrote on X: "The Senate stands ready to move in this direction and will do so overwhelmingly if Russia does not embrace an honorable, just and enduring peace"