“The death toll is ridiculous.”
G7 Summit: Trump Calls for Negotiations, Claims Putin and Zelenskyy Open to Talks
At the G7 summit, Donald Trump stated that Moscow should negotiate a deal regarding the Ukraine war, noting that both sides have suffered significant casualties. He described the death toll as "ridiculous."
Trump spoke with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Sunday before traveling to the G7, and he claimed both leaders were open to a meeting.
The US president has previously expressed frustration over his inability to broker a deal involving Ukraine ceding territory it had not lost on the battlefield.
This summary covers events reported as of Monday, June 15.