Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Pope Francis meet at Vatican

Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met privately with Pope Francis on Friday where the two exchanged gifts in what appeared to be an easing of recent tensions between the two.

The meeting at the Vatican went on for more than a half-hour with Zelensky giving Francis a painting connected with the Russian massacre at the Kyiv suburb of Bucha before their troops were pushed out by Ukraine.

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