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G7 leaders meeting with Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine conflict
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the G7 summit in France to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, meeting with leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The summit also addressed recent U.S.-Iran conflict developments, with Trump announcing an agreement to end the U.S. war against Iran and focusing on Middle East stability.
- Britain introduced new sanctions targeting Russia's "shadow fleet" involved in shipping oil and gas to evade Western sanctions, following recent seizures of Russian vessels.
- Despite ongoing conflict, Ukraine officially began European Union membership negotiations, viewing EU membership as a key security guarantee amid the war.
- Discussions at the summit included efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic and potential international maritime security missions, with differing views on the scale of military involvement.
