G7 leaders agreed that Russia is not winning its war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after addressing them at their summit in France, during which they discussed possible additional sanctions on Moscow.
Zelenskyy said he had detected a shift in mood among the G7 leadership, an understanding that Russia had lost the initiative on the battlefield and was deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
"We had unanimity that Russia is not winning and they are losing a lot of people, that they have to make a deal as quickly as possible, and they don't have the initiative in their hands," he said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT Europe summit in London.
At the French resort of Evian-les-Bains, G7 leaders discussed additional sanctions targeting Russia's oil exports, its banking sector and its military production, Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian leader said he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump could convene direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a neutral country such as Switzerland, Türkiye or somewhere in the Middle East.
"It's a very important thing to try to organise a meeting before the winter," Zelenskyy said, noting that last winter had been "terrible" for Ukraine after Russian strikes wreaked havoc on its electricity network.
Separately, G7 leaders called for a strong and coordinated response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging other nations to dedicate resources to ensure the virus remains contained.
"We continue to closely monitor the situation as it evolves, along with our partners, to ensure that this dangerous virus does not spread, including across borders," they said in a joint statement.
The leaders also discussed an interim deal reached between the U.S. and Iran this week to end the Middle East war, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying Berlin was prepared to participate in helping to preserve peace in the region.
Canada and India also announced progress toward reaching agreements on an economic partnership and information security following talks between the two countries' leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
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Leaders from around the world are gathering in New York for the latest session of the United Nations General Assembly, with conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, global security, trade, artificial intelligence, climate change and economic development dominating the agenda.
Iran has called for a diplomatic solution after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected its Hormuz proposal, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting a definitive U.S. response through mediators.
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by U.S. air forces in Gloucestershire, England.
A Russian guided aerial bomb has struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, injuring 22 people, including children, according to the city’s mayor. The strike follows a day of near-continuous Russian attacks across Ukraine that killed at least five people.
Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday (26 September), following an explosion that the mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure.
A Russian guided aerial bomb has struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, injuring 22 people, including children, according to the city’s mayor. The strike follows a day of near-continuous Russian attacks across Ukraine that killed at least five people.
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) and its ally, the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR), have won enough seats to form a group in the Senate for the first time, marking a breakthrough for the party ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Pope Leo has renewed his pledge to tackle abuse within the Catholic Church after privately meeting survivors of clergy abuse during his visit to France.
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have limited the country’s ability to impose sanctions and cooperate with NATO, with more than 70 per cent voting against the proposal.
Pope Leo XIV joined an estimated 150,000 pilgrims for a traditional candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France on Sunday (27 September), during the final evening of his visit to the Catholic pilgrimage site.
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