President Donald Trump is already planning his next “focus” after his administration formalizes its peace deal with Iran later this week, revisiting one of his most aggravating goals.The president, who is expected to finalize his memorandum of understanding with Tehran on Friday, said Monday that ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be his next project. He made the remark during a sit-down with President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in France.“We had a very good conversation yesterday with President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and President [Vladimir] Putin, and I see maybe we can do something — I really do,” Trump told reporters. “I think they’re both open to it.”
U.S. President Donald Trump during the official arrivals ceremony for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The president indicated that he has spoken independently with the two world leaders and found greater openness to a compromise than during previous attempts at peace.
“Now that this [Iran campaign] is finished, we’re going to be focusing on that — see if we can get that one done,” Trump said. “Twenty-five thousand people a month are dying, mostly soldiers, and that shouldn’t happen. I had two very good conversations yesterday. We’ll be talking about it.”
