Oh, Trump is now speaking with reporters, sitting next to the Emir of Qatar.
As we suspected ( 9:43 ), he confirms he had a “very good” meeting with Zelenskyy this morning. will meet with him again later today.
“Look, Russia should make a deal. Russia’s lost tremendous amounts of people, and so has Ukraine. Last month, they lost 35,000 soldiers between the two; it’s on a monthly basis. They averaged 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, young,beautiful people, and it’s crazy what’s going on there.
But we had a meeting, and we’ll see… I spoke with President Putin on Sunday.”
He says there is “a lot of dislike between the two leaders,”. he will meet with Zelenskyy again later today.
Zelenskyy says that he needs the US president. Donald Trump, to put more pressure on Russia, as he says “Trump can do it, or only maybe only him.”
He says Trump was also “very positive. they can help us with missiles,” as Zelenskyy keeps pushing for a licence to Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles locally.
He says he “hopes it [will be] a yes.”
Zelenskyy also says he wants the EU to build a “European anti-ballistic system,”. “otherwise we will [all] not have enough.”
Zelenskyy also says he discussed with the G7 leaders some proposals for more sanctions on Russia. including on its shadow fleet.
“We see the [oil] prices are falling down. … it’s good, as Russia will not get additional benefits,” he says.
He also mentions the Russian banking and military sectors.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is also speaking now at the Reuters Next summit, via a video link.
Asked about his talks with the US president, Donald Trump, he smiles he told him “everything.”
He says the leaders had a “very positive” summit with a wide-ranging discussion on how to press Russia into negotiations.
He says the leaders unanimously agreed that “Russia is not winning. losing a lot of people, and they have to make a deal as quick as possible.”
He adds a growing number of Russians understand they are not winning and should end the war. “Better late than never,” he says.
He confirms he “had some talks” with Trump. is hoping to have more later, with plans to also meet with Germany’s Merz, and the EU’s von der Leyen and Costa.
He says all leaders recognise that Russia keeps attacking civilian targets. does not seem to want to end the war.
Back to G7, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken to social media to hail a good G7-Ukraine discussion in France, thanking fellow leaders for their time this morning. “for the strong ideas on how to force Russia into peace.”
“Priorities are clear: more air defense missiles along with licences to produce them, winter support package,. cranking up pressure on Russia. Importantly, the US is ready to provide backstop across these lines of effort.
It is key that everything discussed be implemented. Russia must come to learn that its war will never be normalized. I thank everyone who’s helping.
Elsewhere. Lithuania’s governing coalition named a new prime minister after a coalition reshuffle that expelled a populist junior partner, Reuters reported.
The appointment of Mindaugas Sinkevičius – the head of the Social Democratic party who briefly served as economy minister – was confirmed by Lithuanian president Gitanas Nausėda.
Sinkevicius will replace current prime minister Inga Ruginienė, also a Social Democrat.
The Social Democrats – who lead the governing coalition – had announced in early June that they would be ousting populist party Nemunas Dawn. criticising its leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis for “inflammatory statements”.
Meanwhile, over in Strasbourg, the European Parliament has voted to approve legislation to implement the EU-US trade deal, after months of delays. uncertainty caused by numerous tariff threats from the US president, Donald Trump.
The vote was a formality after a political decision between the EU’s decision-makers was reached last month.
Keir Starmer has vowed to “choke off” Russian revenue with further sanctions. to provide hundreds of millions of pounds worth of energy support for Ukraine, as he met world leaders in France for the G7.
After a torrid political week at home. the British prime minister sought to put himself on the front foot on the international stage at the meeting of the group of seven, which kicked off on Monday in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains, on the shore of Lake Geneva.
Starmer is expected to meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,. the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, the first full day of the summit.
He will announce sanctions against Russia, days after British troops seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel.
He is also set to use the meeting to reassure Donald Trump he is willing to raise defence spending, after the resignation of his defence secretary, John Healey, last week. ongoing delays to his defence investment plan – but is not expected to have a bilateral meeting with the US president.
Meanwhile we also heard from the Kremlin. with Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, responding to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s comments saying he had offered to meet Putin on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France ( Europe Live Monday ).
Peskov said there are currently no channels open between Kyiv. Moscow, and stressing there was no formal invitation to Putin to attend.
Oh, Trump is now speaking with reporters, sitting next to the Emir of Qatar.
As we suspected ( 9:43 ), he confirms he had a “very good” meeting with Zelenskyy this morning. will meet with him again later today.
“Look, Russia should make a deal. Russia’s lost tremendous amounts of people, and so has Ukraine. Last month, they lost 35,000 soldiers between the two; it’s on a monthly basis. They averaged 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, young,beautiful people, and it’s crazy what’s going on there.
But we had a meeting, and we’ll see… I spoke with President Putin on Sunday.”
He says there is “a lot of dislike between the two leaders,”. he will meet with Zelenskyy again later today.
There will be more new faces joining later this afternoon, with India’s Narendra Modi among them, too.
The Indian prime minister has just landed in France. coming from Slovakia, where he met with the country’s prime minister, Robert Fico, yesterday.
The two leaders –. their senior ministers – signed several deals on defence, digital (including AI), higher education, and labour mobility, according to reports in the Slovak media.
Fico stressed the benefits of the EU-India free trade deal. saying Bratislava would push for a swift implementation of the agreement as he invited Indian companies to invest in the central European country.
France’s Macron is now out of the meeting room again, welcoming the leaders of Egypt, UAE. Qatar to the G7 Summit, as they are expected to join the midday-ish session on the Middle East.
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