Wołodymyr Zelnski and Donald Trump were not sat down next to each other at the funeral of Francis, although alphabetical order was adopted, and the names of their countries begin in English as the letter “U”. All because the Vatican decided to take the names from French. As Maciej Woroch reported on TVN24, “in this matter the Vatican climbed the heights.”
Key facts:
- Franciszek's funeral was attended by leaders of several dozen countries, including the USA and Ukraine.
- The “Euronews” portal notes that “the current geopolitical situation requires special attention to the organization of seating places for 170 international delegations.
On Saturday at 10:00 the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis began. There are about 50 leaders of states and 10 crowned heads of states among guests. Down Vatican They came, among others Donald Trump and Wołodymyr Zelnski.
The “Euronews” portal wrote on Friday that “the current geopolitical situation requires special attention to the organization of seating for 170 international delegations, so that the celebration does not become a place of escalation of diplomatic crises.”
As Maciej Woroch said on TVN24, “in this matter the Vatican climbed the heights”, bursting far apart from himself Donald Trump and Wołodymyr Zełnski. – Ukraine And the United States (both starting in English on the letter “U”) should take places fairly close together, but in the case of today's celebrations it was decided that, yes, guests will be seated alphabetically because of the countries from which they come, but after the French names of these countries – he said.
– This means that Donald Trump was much closer to the altar, because in French the United States begins at “E” (états -un – ed.), And the President of Ukraine will be much further, as well as several other important leaders, if we used English names – he added. – This also means that he will have a relatively close Donald Trump to Emmanuel Macron. Perhaps he will want to change a few words with him – said Woroch.
“Euronews” noted that French order should avoid diplomatic problems. Using the Italian naming of Trump and Zelnski, they would also sit very close together. However, exceptions were used from the French order – the President of Argentina, Franciszek's homeland, Javier Milei and the Prime Minister Italian Giorgia Meloni was sat down in the first place.
Meeting Trump-Zełenski
Woroch reported that on board Air Force One Trump said that “it would be a sign of disrespect for meetings when he was at the funeral of the Pope.” After landing, however, he wrote in social media that he would talk to many people, and his colleagues suggested that talks on the ending wars in Ukraine They will be able to take place.
Shortly after 10:00 information appeared that Both presidents met in Rome.
Author/author: Pb // AZ
Source: tvn24.pl, Euronews
Source of the main photo: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz