The G7 in Evian, it’s Zelensky time. Trump: "Russia must make a deal" with Ukraine

At Evian the G7 summitcame to life today with the first work session, this morning, dedicated to Ukraine, with the participation of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyarrived this night at Geneva airport. At the Royal hotel, home of the G7, the session dedicated to Kyev started about 45 minutes late. The meeting lasted just over an hour.

“Russia must make a peace deal” with Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said after the session. Before the meeting a meeting was held trilateral with the US president, Donald Trump, the French president Emmanuel Macron and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. The Kiev Independent website reports it.

Who participated

The US Secretary of State was also present in the room, Marc Rubio. While waiting for the start of work and the arrival in the theater of Trump, Macron e ZelenskyPrime Minister Giorgia Meloni spent quite a long time with the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and with the EU leaders, Antonio Costa e Ursula von der Leyen.

Merz gives Trumo a Germany shirt with the number 47

Donald Trumpreceived from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz a shirt of the German national football team with the number 47corresponding to the 47th president of the United States.

The bilateral between Macron and Zelensky

Before reaching the other leaders, Macron and Zelensky had a bilateral meeting. There is currently a delay in the program being broadcast to the media. US President Donald Trump has not yet arrived in the meeting room.

Ukrainian drones against a refinery in Moscow – video

“Ukrainian attack on refinery in Moscow right response to Russian raids”

Meanwhile, Zelensky has Ukrainian attack on refinery in Moscow claimed responsibility as “the right response to yesterday’s Russian raids and the continuation of a war that must be ended”. “Russia must be forced to end its war against our people. And Ukraine’s long-range weapons are one of the important components of that pressure,” the Ukrainian head of state who is currently at the table with G7 leaders in Evian wrote on X. “This time, the Moscow region felt the extent of Ukraine’s long-range capabilities. An oil refinery was hit at a distance of 500 kilometers,” Zelensky highlighted.

Yesterday Zelensky reported that he had discussed with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, the possibility of organizing a meeting in the United States with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “We have offered Putin the opportunity to meet us anywhere concrete decisions could be made to end the war”, Zelensky explained on X, “he did not accept. We discussed with the United States and France the possibility of a meeting with Russia at the G7, with the representation of all democratic nations. Putin did not agree.”

“Yesterday we discussed with President Trump the possibility of organizing a meeting in the United States, in a format that would make it much more difficult for Putin to refuse, at least in front of President Trump”, concluded the Ukrainian president, “we will see what will happen. If Russia also refuses this opportunity, further pressure will be necessary”.