QtrendsTrump meets Zelenskyy at G7, pushes for Ukraine peace
At the G7 summit, Donald Trump met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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 their ideas on forcing Russia into peace. CBC reports that G7 leaders worked to persuade Trump the tide is turning for Ukraine.
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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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