Overview
- Speaking at the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, President Trump said the conflict does not directly affect the United States except that the US sells weapons to European partners and Ukraine.
- Trump disclosed recent contacts with both leaders, saying he phoned Vladimir Putin, met Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and had another conversation about the war scheduled.
- He repeated an unverified claim that about 25,000 people are dying each month in the fighting and called the human cost 'ridiculous,' while saying he will try to help secure an end.
- The president portrayed arms transfers as paid commercial sales, saying the European Union buys US weapons at full price, and criticized prior US aid levels that he attributed to the Obama administration.
- G7 leaders continue to press for strong support for Ukraine, and analysts say Trump’s framing could deepen transatlantic tensions and shift more military and financial burden onto European governments.