Trump Signals Renewed Focus on Ukraine After Iran Deal Breakthrough
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We provide what many… US President Donald Trump held a "very good meeting" with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the G7 summit in France, he told journalists on June 16, adding that "Russia should make a deal" while hinting that Europe's largest conflict since World War II might be moving up his priority list.
US efforts to broker peace in the conflict that has raged since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have largely stalled in recent months, particularly since US and Israeli air strikes began the war with Iran on February 28.
But Trump suggested this may change now that aframework agreement with Iranhas been announced.
Asked if he would now have "a special focus" on Ukraine, Trump responded: "We were focused on Iran.
That's going to be in the back, in the rear-view mirror….
I want to do whatever I can." Trump also said he would meet with Zelenskyy again later on June 16 and that the Iran deal meant Washington was now in a position to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil.
Zelenskyy, in an English-language interview with Reuters, said that for the first time there was "unanimity" at the G7 regarding the war.
"A long time, some of our partners -- they've been balancing.
But now everyone is recognizing that Russia, that Putin, doesn't want to stop this war," he said.
Zelenskyy did not name the partners in question, but appeared to be referring to positions taken by Trump -- with whom he has at times had a difficult relationship.
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