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G7 pushes for talks
Volodímir Zelenski is expected this Tuesday 16 de junio in Evian to participate in a working meeting dedicated to peace and security of Ucrania y Europa, while he also seeks a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump during the G7.
France 24 says the war in Ucrania will dominate the G7 debates in Evian, with European leaders hosted by Emmanuel Macron trying to convince Trump to show support for the Ukrainian president against Vladimir Putin.
The Guardian reports European leaders urged Trump to host talks in the US between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over ending the Ukraine war.
Kyiv Post adds that G7 leaders agreed on Tuesday to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with Trump saying Moscow should “make a deal”.
France 24 also notes that Trump lamented “las 25.000 muertes mensuales” in the conflict, “en su mayoría soldados,” as Zelenski asked for “más presión sobre el agresor y más apoyo para la defensa aérea de Ucrania” after Russia’s attacks left at least 11 dead and set fire to a historic cathedral in Kiev.
Quotes and diplomatic friction
At the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, Trump told leaders he would do what he could, while the Guardian says he lamented “the great antipathy” between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders that made it difficult to reach a settlement.
The Guardian reports Zelenskyy said the G7 leaders unanimously agreed: “Russia is not winning and is losing a lot people; it must therefore reach an agreement as quickly as possible.”
Kyiv Post says Zelenskyy urged a “decisive and substantive” response from the G7 leaders after Russian strikes killed at least 11 people and sparked a fire at a landmark Kyiv cathedral.
France 24 reports that Zelenski informed that he had invited his Russian counterpart to attend the G7, while saying “Rusia ha demostrado una vez más que no está preparada para hablar” and that it was necessary to intensify pressure until Putin ends the war.
The Guardian also describes Moscow’s response through Kirill Dmitriev, who posted during the G7 talks that “EU/UK warmongering ‘poison pills’ to derail peace discussions are too obvious and delay peace by pushing tired, unrealistic solutions,” and added “Hypocrisy does not work well when exposed.”
Sanctions, air defense, and risk
France 24 says Keir Starmer told before the G7 session that the United Kingdom will supply enriched uranium to Ukraine for its nuclear power stations and impose new sanctions against Russia, aiming to “subir un nivel” by “estrangulamiento de los recursos que alimentan la guerra de Putin”.
“EVIAN: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “Russia should make a deal” to end its war against Ukraine, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 summit in France”
Kyiv Post reports that after the talks leaders decided “to increase the pressure on Russia through sanctions on gas and oil,” and also said there “is a dynamic on the ground that benefits Ukraine”.
The Guardian adds that the leaders agreed to step up sanctions on Russian energy, with the European Union preparing its 21st sanctions package including restrictions on the sale of LNG tankers to Russia.
France 24 says Zelenski asked for “más presión sobre el agresor y más apoyo para la defensa aérea de Ucrania,” and it also reports that Ursula von der Leyen said Kiev “mantiene la línea del frente e incluso recupera parcialmente terreno”.
Kyiv Post frames the immediate stakes as Ukraine’s cities remaining targets of deadly Russian attacks, while Zelensky said Ukraine’s priorities were “clear”, including increasing the number of air defence missiles, a winter support package, and strengthening pressure on Russia.
