President comments that Moscow ‘should make a deal’; Trump-aligned Ossoff wins Senate primary in Georgia – key US politics stories from Tuesday 16 June at a glance

US President Donald Trump is set to join President Volodymyr Zelensky for a G7 working session in France, where leaders will attempt to align on the conditions for peace…

A lackluster attitude highlights divisions between the United States and its G-7 allies.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speak to each other during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

G7 leaders agreed on Tuesday to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump saying Moscow should "make a deal"…

G7 leaders will hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump suggested there may be room for progress after more than four…

The G7 group of leading powers will hold talks on June 16 with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine with U.S. leader Donald Trump saying that "maybe we can do something" after…

Trump turns from Iran to Ukraine as Zelensky urges G7 leaders to answer Russia’s latest deadly strikes with pressure, not concessions.

Buoyed after concluding a preliminary deal to end the US-Iran war, President Donald Trump said he would now turn to the Ukraine conflict.

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…

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…

US President Donald Trump held a “very good meeting” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in France, adding that “Russia should make a deal” while…

US President Donald Trump called for Russia to strike a peace deal with Ukraine. He met with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. European diplomats aim to…

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he had a “good” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 leaders’ summit and stated that “Russia should reach an…

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’.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "Russia should make a deal" to end its four-year war in Ukraine.

US allies at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialised democracies worked Tuesday to push the war in Ukraine back up the agenda of President Donald Trump after more than…

U.S. allies at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit Tuesday sought to refocus President Donald Trump's attention on the war in Ukraine, more than four...

Call at G7 summit in France comes as Ukraine president tells US counterpart Kyiv is no longer losing on battlefield

Trump also said he had spoken with Putin on Sunday, noting that “there is a lot of dislike” between Putin and Zelensky.

German sources claim Trump has recognised that Russia’s position has weakened