Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his conversation with US President Donald Trump at the Vatican last month was their “best” yet, with the two leaders discussing US sanctions and Kyiv’s air defenses.

In his zigzagging approach to ending the war in Ukraine, President Trump has shifted his frustration — for now — from Ukraine’s leader to Vladimir Putin.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral was the “best” the two have had, the Ukrainian president revealed Saturday as the US finalizes new sanctions hoping to squeeze the Kremlin into submission.