Trump Says Russia Should Make Deal After Meeting With Zelensky at G-7

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Russia should make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, citing heavy losses on both sides. “Russia should make a deal. Russia’s lost tremendous amounts of people, and so has Ukraine,” Trump told reporters after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G-7 summit in France.

Trump described the meeting as “very good” and said the two leaders plan to meet again later in the day. He also said he discussed the conflict with Zelensky and that Washington remains focused on Iran. “I’m going to do whatever I can,” Trump said regarding Ukraine ahead of an Iran deal.

Zelensky urged G-7 leaders to supply more air-defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles. He wrote on X that it is important the United States is ready to provide backstop support in these areas. Zelensky also said Ukraine “now has cards to play” and described Ukrainian drone strikes on a Moscow oil refinery as a response to Russian attacks that killed at least 11 people and damaged the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra cathedral.

G-7 leaders agreed Russia is losing on the battlefield, according to Zelensky. A former Ukrainian prime minister said U.S. support could be Ukraine’s “trump card” against Russia.

The European Parliament approved legislation on Tuesday to implement the European Union’s trade deal with the United States. Lawmakers passed the measure 440-151 with 50 abstentions, removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and some agricultural products.

Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.75 percent to 1 percent, the highest level in 31 years, citing concerns over rising energy costs.

The encounter marked the first meeting between Trump and Zelensky since an earlier White House exchange a year ago.