QtrendsTrump signals new push for Ukraine peace after G7 meeting with Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit and said he would push for peace in Ukraine. European leaders urged Trump to host direct talks between Zelenskyy and Putin. Zelenskyy thanked G7 leaders for ideas on how to force Russia into peace negotiations. The diplomatic flurry signals a renewed Western effort to end the war.
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Zelenskyy thanks G7 leaders for ‘strong ideas on how to force Russia into peace’ – as it happened
(The Guardian)
European leaders urge Trump to host Zelenskyy-Putin talks
(The Guardian)
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