The meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday was vital because it showed the world, particularly Russia, that Trump is not abandoning Ukraine and remains “very committed to the peace process,” former Rep. Jack Kingston said on Newsmax Sunday. 

“I think it’s very significant that the president met again with Zelenskyy, face-to-face without a bunch of advisers in there,” the Georgia Republican told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “In that context, you can get a lot more done because you’re not guarded in what your conversation is.”

Trump, he added, has said repeatedly that “he’s concerned with the 5,000 people a day who die. I think that should be of universal concern as we mourn the loss of Pope Francis.”

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