EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a roomful of global leaders ¡°I¡¯m the boss,¡± as he and other G7 heads acknowledged Ukraine¡¯s improved battlefield fortunes with a unified pledge of support and fresh sanctions against Russia.
Trump¡¯s comment ¡ª a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment of an unspoken truth hanging over ?the June 15 to 17 summit of the Group of Seven Western powers in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains ¡ª followed ?a joint ?leaders¡¯ statement that could bolster Kyiv¡¯s growing leverage in potential peace talks with Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr ?Zelenskyy and his allies came to the G7 hoping to convince Trump that Ukraine¡¯s fightback is delivering results, and that Russia is in no position to dictate terms for any peace deal.
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