Episode #17: 26 April 2025

All eyes were on the Vatican today as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face to face during Pope Francis’s funeral, their first direct encounter since the turbulence of 2019. Against the backdrop of St. Peter’s Basilica, a place of global significance, the two leaders reportedly discussed a possible path towards ending the Ukraine-Russia war. The meeting, attended by major world figures and under heavy security, carries the weight of history, with Trump calling it “very productive” and Zelenskyy suggesting it could mark a turning point. Whether this moment leads to real diplomatic progress remains to be seen, but for now, it stands as a rare image of hope in a conflict still casting a long shadow across Europe.