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.

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.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said his meeting with Donald Trump at the Vatican was the “most substantive” conversation the two have had so far. The pair reportedly covered a wide range of topics, from Russian sanctions to a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow,