EVIAN-LES-BAINS, (France): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a roomful of global leaders “I’m the boss”, as he and other G7 heads acknowledged Ukraine’s improved battlefield fortunes with a unified pledge of support and fresh sanctions against Russia.
Trump’s comment - a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment of an unspoken truth hanging over the June 15-17 summit of the Group of Seven Western powers in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains - followed a joint leaders’ statement that could bolster Kyiv’s growing leverage in potential peace talks with Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his allies came to the G7 hoping to convince Trump that Ukraine’s fightback is delivering results, and that Russia is in no position to dictate terms for any peace deal.
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