U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the need to end the Ukraine conflict during separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of this week's G7 summit in France.
Key Takeaways
U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized ending Ukraine conflict during calls with Russian and Ukrainian leaders ahead of G7 summit.
- Trump told Putin halting hostilities was vital
- No formal bilateral meeting planned between Trump and Zelenskyy at G7
- Ukrainian drone attacks hit Russian targets, including oil facilities
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| G7-meeting-plans | Broad Agreement | No formal bilateral meeting planned between Trump and Zelenskyy at G7 |
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▼Different accounts of the targets hit by Ukrainian drones.
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Broad AgreementNo formal bilateral meeting planned between Trump and Zelenskyy at G7
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According to Reuters, Trump told Putin that ending hostilities was vital and expressed readiness to collaborate with European partners and Kyiv. The Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov quoted Trump as saying that recent strikes on civilian targets in Russia complicate a settlement, though the White House has not confirmed this.
The Kremlin also announced that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would soon visit Russia for further negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine war. Diplomatic efforts have stalled as Washington focuses on the conflict in Iran, which was also discussed during Trump's call with Putin.
As reported by The Guardian, a senior administration official confirmed that while Trump would participate in a working session with Zelenskyy at the G7 summit, there were no plans for a formal bilateral meeting. The summit will take place in Evian from June 15-17.
Ukrainian forces conducted drone attacks on Russian targets, including an oil preparation and pumping station. As reported by The Guardian, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was reconnected to the grid after repairs under an IAEA-brokered ceasefire following a prolonged outage due to an attack on an electrical substation.
Zelenskyy said in a statement that he had a 'wonderful conversation' with Trump, thanking him for supporting Ukraine. They discussed ways to bring peace closer and agreed to discuss more during their meeting at the G7 summit. The calls came as Trump prepared to mark his birthday with a UFC fight on the White House lawn before flying to France for the G7 summit.
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