US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia should make a peace deal with Ukraine, adding that he would do what he could to end the war after a “very good” meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Group of Seven leaders at a summit in France.Trump arrived at the G7 summit in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains brandishing a preliminary deal to end the conflict with Iran and with a renewed focus on finishing the war in Ukraine.Trump cheered his meeting with Zelensky and other G7 presidents at a closed-door session on Tuesday, adding that he would meet bilaterally with the Ukrainian leader later.He pointed to the high casualties on both sides in the conflict, a toll he described as “ridiculous”.“Admit the whole thing is ridiculous. So, yeah, I’m going to do whatever I can,” he said, adding that “Russia should make a deal”.(From left) US President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky take part in a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains on Tuesday. Photo: AFPZelensky and European diplomats hope to impress upon Trump that Ukraine’s fortunes have improved as Kyiv pushes for more support to strengthen its hand in eventual peace talks with Moscow.
Trump urges Russia to ‘make a deal’ with Ukraine to end war
The US president vowed to ‘do whatever I can’ to end the Ukraine war, calling the high casualties on both sides in the conflict ‘ridiculous’.










