G7 summit in France wins Trump’s backing for Ukraine

At the G7 summit held in France, President Emmanuel Macron persuaded U.S. President Donald Trump to endorse a joint declaration supporting Ukraine. According to officials, a pivotal moment occurred when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed Trump photographs of Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral damaged by a Russian air strike, which moved the American leader. The G7 leaders subsequently issued a common statement pledging intensified military assistance to Ukraine and tighter sanctions on Russia, including measures targeting the Russian oil and gas sectors. The declaration also mentioned the United States‑Iran agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and commitments to supply Ukraine with additional air‑defence munitions and long‑range missiles. Macron highlighted the outcome as a “new impulse” for Ukrainian forces, while diplomats warned that the consensus could be fragile.