Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Moscow had hoped for divisions and a “spat” between G7 leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the summit in Evian instead demonstrated their unity.
Yatsenyuk joined Euronews's Special report on the G7 summit on Tuesday evening, saying “the optics of the G7 are much better than expected”.
He added that the real test of this unity was whether Ukraine, Europe and the US can bring Russia’s president Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table — whether he wants it or not.
“Have you heard what designated war criminal Putin talked to President Trump when he congratulated him with his birthday? He said that he’s ready to meet my president in Moscow,” Yatsenyuk said referring to the Kremlin’s standard answer for any talks proposal.
“It’s a clear sign that Putin is not eager to hold any kind of talks. And let me reiterate once again, it was a KGB special operation. He wasn’t doing any kind of real talks. It was the way how to drag our feet into never-ending talks.”
