Cyprus Mail16 Jun 2026

G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump’s ‘very good’ Zelenskiy meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a “very good” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, in comments that sparked cautious optimism among G7 leaders that a peace deal could be struck.

The upbeat mood over the Ukraine war, now deep into its fifth year, stands in stark contrast to Zelenskiy’s meeting with Trump in the Oval Office last year, when he was told he had no leverage in potential peace talks with Russia....

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