Body language expert breaks down Trump’s ‘intense’ meeting with Zelenskyy after reaching 'agreement'

When Donald Trump met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday (April 26), people immediately wanted to know what was being said.

Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, with the 78-year-old announcing several things he wants to sort out in the world.

To start, he signed off on executive orders, deported innocent men and children in his anti-immigration process and started a tariff war with countries around the globe.

But Ukraine has been quite high on his list of things to sort out.

So, the pair took the opportunity to chat at Pope Francis' funeral this weekend in Vatican City.

In the images that followed, it appeared as if the presidents were locked in a serious conversation, with both parties hunched over in their chairs.

The pair have had a few tense brushes due to the Ukrainian war with Russia, which Trump believes he can hep to put an end to it.

Donald Trump met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hash out an agreement (Handout / Getty)

However, tensions mounted high a couple of months ago in the Oval Office when Zelenskyy was called out for lacking respect for the US.

As it turns out, the meeting in St Peter's Basilica could be a new beginning for the leaders as a body language expert has revealed what their bodies were telling us.

Judi James told Mail Online that the 'phenomenally intense' exchange of ideas was almost like two chess experts were sizing one another up.

But instead of butting heads again, the pair seemed to be wanting to come to an agreement.

James told the publication: “This is phenomenally intense-looking body language, made all the more surreal by the setting it's occurring in.

“Their poses here make them look like two men hunched over a game of chess, plotting and competing,' although here, she said, 'it's the fate of the world they are haggling over.”

She added: “The horn-locking positioning of the heads could look sinister, suggesting conflict.

When the pair met at the Oval Office earlier in the year, things did not go as well (Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty)

“But the close proximity of the two men here and the mirrored positions seems to weigh the balance in the direction of moving to agreement rather than conflict.”

She went on to say that the Oval Office argument showed a ‘physical response of aggressive arousal with Trump’, who wanted to ‘register physical dominance’ in the spat.

However, in the Saturday talk, 'both men here seem more intent in looking like physical and status equals'.

She knows this because of Trump’s feet.

James shared that 'Trump's feet are pushed under his chair, and he is on his toes, suggesting a desire to move and keep flexible in his discussion’.

Not only that but his hands, which are clasped in the images, with his ‘lips pursed’ make her think that he wants to ‘listen’ to what his counterpart is saying.

However, Zelenskyy's feet suggest that he is being ‘stubborn’ as his ‘feet are pushed out and planted flat on the floor’.

She added: “However, his cupped hands suggest a desire to persuade, with his raised brows suggesting he's keen to make a point.”

So, what was the outcome of the talks?

The pair's body language told all (Handout / Getty)

Both leaders went on to make their own statements on social media, which shared that it was a positive talk.

Zelensky wrote on X: “Good meeting. We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered.

“Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.

“Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results. Thank you.”

Trump took to his own social media platform, Truth Social to hit back at Russia for not coming to an agreement with Ukraine and the US, stating: “There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days.

“It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through 'Banking' or 'Secondary Sanctions?' Too many people are dying!!!”

He added: “No matter what deal I make with respect to Russia/Ukraine, no matter how good it is, even if it's the greatest deal ever made, The Failing New York Times will speak BADLY of it.”