The expert stated that Trump did not want to see Macron at a meeting with Zelensky in the Vatican.

US President Donald Trump has asked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron not to participate in a meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the Vatican. This was reported on April 27 by The Sun newspaper with reference to lip-reading specialist Nicola Hickling.

According to Hickling, Trump addressed Marcon as: "You're wrong here, I need you to do me a favor, you shouldn't be here."

"Zelensky nods in agreement, and the vicar, who is in front of the camera, turns his head to the side, worried about what he heard between them," the lip—reading expert added.

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On April 25, Trump and Zelensky met before the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican. This meeting was the first since the public skirmish between Trump and Zelensky at the White House on February 28. Zelensky called the meeting with Trump good and thanked him, expressing hope for "achieving common results." The White House also assessed the conversation as productive.