President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral for Pope Francis in Vatican City on Saturday.

The funeral for Pope Francis was intended to be a stripped-down affair to honor the simplicity of the man. Instead, the attendance of President Donald Trump has turned it into a high-profile stage for international diplomacy at a moment of geopolitical turmoil.

During his whirlwind trip to Italy, President Trump’s interactions with world leaders, as they paid their respects to Francis, were being watched closely.

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met U.S. President Donald Trump in the Italian capital, where both leaders were attending the funeral of Pope Francis, a spokesman for Zelenskiy said.

Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in what Trump has called a key moment in diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.