Ukraine-Russia warfare newest: Putin sees Trump as ‘weak’ report claims as Zelensky rebukes Kremlin ‘manipulation’ | EUROtoday

G7 nations referred to as for strong “security arrangements” to assist Ukraine defend in opposition to “renewed acts of aggression” by Russia.

Comprising of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, the group referred to as on Russia to simply accept the 30-day ceasefire proposal agreed by Washington and Kyiv.

In a draft assertion authorized by senior diplomats following two days of talks in Canada, the G7 threatened Russia with added sanctions if it did not conform to the ceasefire.

It emphasised that “any ceasefire must be respected and underscored the need for robust and credible security arrangements to ensure that Ukraine can deter and defend against any renewed acts of aggression”.

For the US to log off on an announcement calling for defence in opposition to “renewed aggression” by Russia seems important – after Donald Trump’s earlier suggestion that Ukraine was responsible for the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.

Following two days of conferences within the distant Canadian hills, G7 diplomats have reached a deal on a joint assertion aiming to point out a united entrance after weeks of a turbulent relationship between the Trump administration and its Western allies.

The assertion will probably be an all-encompassing doc masking geopolitical points world wide – however nonetheless must get the inexperienced mild from overseas ministers earlier than talks will be wrapped up on Friday morning.

Ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the EU convened in a distant city within the Quebec hills on Thursday and Friday.

Meetings have been up to now consensual, however Donald Trump’s not too long ago upending of US overseas coverage offered a really totally different backdrop for this summit.

After a speedy advance in its western Kursk area, the Russia says it has recaptured 28 settlements up to now week.

They have additionally invaded Ukraine’s territory, taking management of the Ukrainian village of Novenke in Ukraine’s neighbouring Sumy area, it added.

Russia’s lightning offensive has seen a important collapse of Ukrainian management in Kursk, which had been an important bargaining chip for Kyiv in future peace negotiations.

In November, President Trump introduced retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, 80, as one of many key gamers in ending the warfare.

Moscow sees Donald Trump as weak, a report has revealed earlier than the pair maintain talks in a telephone name.

The US president has lengthy touted his sturdy relationship with Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin – however the obvious respect might not circulation each methods.

Citing intelligence from the previous month, a European intelligence official stated that Moscow imagine Trump is weak, the Washington Post reported.

The stinging report doesn’t cease there.

The intelligence official additionally stated Moscow believes Mr Trump could also be open to manipulation by the Kremlin – and that he lacks a core set of rules.

This poses issues for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, who stated Putin is trying to govern the US together with his purported help for a ceasefire – which Mr Zelensky says is fake.

According to flight-tracking knowledge, US envoy Steve Witkoff has left Moscow, Russian media is reporting.

Mr Witkoff, who’s formally Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy however has been closely concerned in Ukraine talks, met Vladimir Putin in Moscow late final evening.

The EU has agreed to resume sanctions on hundreds of Russian people and entities – and have stored Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman on the record regardless of strain from Hungary.

Sanctions imposed by the EU have to be renewed each six months in a unanimous vote by the Brussels ambassadors of the 27 member states. The sanctions record has been prolonged till September 15.

Hungary had threatened to dam the renewal until 9 names have been faraway from the record – however envoys managed to scale back the quantity to a few.

The EU has greater than 2,400 people and entities on its Russia sanctions record.

The Russian president made a sequence of calls for for concessions from Ukraine’s President Zelensky, which some consultants stated would quantity to a “surrender” by Ukraine.

Mr Putin stated: “We agree with the proposals for the ceasefire, but our position is based on the assumption the ceasefire will lead to a long-term peace.”

Any such settlement needed to handle the “root causes” of the battle, he stated at a press convention.

Jane Dalton with the total report: