Inside the soaring nave of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, the quiet hush of world leaders paying respects to the late Pope Francis was briefly interrupted by a flurry of activity in a secluded corner near the entrance doors.

President Donald Trump says his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Saturday went well and said the next few days will prove if there was progress in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting of the leaders, and subsequent comments, appeared to be a change in tone.