Ukraine and its European allies, during the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit in France, plan to convince US President Donald Trump to help with weapons to contain Russia, maintain financial support for Kyiv, and increase sanctions pressure on Russia. Politico reported this on June 14, citing sources.
The G7 summit will take place from June 15 to 17. It will be attended by US President Donald Trump, as well as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Ukraine is running low on Patriot air defense missiles, its power grid is in disrepair this summer, and Trump is completely consumed by the Iran problem. However, for the first time in many years, Kyiv is gaining strength, the publication writes.
Ukrainian drones are cutting off Russian supply lines and draining the Russian military and economy. Ukrainian troops have taken advantage of significant technological advances, and Kyiv has won more territory than it lost for the first time since 2023. All this gave Kyiv time. According to the publication, at the summit, Ukraine and European countries intend to convince Trump that he needs to pay attention to the war unleashed by Russia and put pressure on allies to help Ukraine with both air defense and long-range weapons – before the next Russian offensive begins.
The pressing question now is how to increase Western support enough to force Russia to negotiate “in good faith.” Politico writes that last year the US President sharply criticized Zelensky for abandoning the agreement and accused him of being overzealous. However, all this was before the situation in Kyiv improved.
European diplomats told the publication that the G7 summit should be an opportunity for Ukraine's supporters to clearly confirm their support for Kyiv in the confrontation with Russia, in particular through military and financial means.
“Today, the Europeans are taking on almost 100% of the assistance to Ukraine, but for our G7 partners, in particular for the United States, as before, it is important to continue to fulfill their part of the obligations, or at least not to weaken their support even further,” said a diplomat from one of the large EU countries.
The EU has covered Ukraine's financial needs for the coming months with a loan of €90 billion. However, Kyiv is seeking at least another €20 billion to double its successes on the battlefield against Russia. “Everyone can see that Russia is burning, and we want it to burn even more, but for this we need funding,” said a senior Ukrainian defense official.
Ukraine also called on the United States and its allies to increase economic pressure on Moscow, but the results were mixed, especially from Washington, the publication notes. The EU passed its 20th round of sanctions against Russia in April but suspended a major maritime ban on Russian oil tankers, hoping the United States would back the initiative at the G7 summit, two European officials said.
