\u201cPriorities are clear: more air defense missiles along with licences to produce them, winter support package, and cranking up pressure on Russia. Importantly, the US is ready to provide backstop across these lines of effort. <\/p>\n
It is key that everything discussed be implemented. Russia must come to learn that its war will never be normalized. I thank everyone who\u2019s helping.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3m ago<\/p>\n Closing summary<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5m ago<\/p>\n Spanish households save \u20ac10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14m ago<\/p>\n Sweden votes to back laws reinforcing its immigration crackdown<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 25m ago<\/p>\n Russian artist and critic of Putin and Chechen leader shot dead in \u2060Poland<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 46m ago<\/p>\n Starmer denies being snubbed by Trump at G7 summit<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n EU-UK second summit confirmed for 22 July in Brussels<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n European leaders urge Trump to host Zelenskyy-Putin talks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n US ‘soon will be able’ to potentially reimpose sanctions on Russian oil, Trump suggests<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Ukraine peace talks could start before summer, German foreign minister suggests<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Russia will find way to block EU accession if we don’t proceed swiftly, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Trump ‘very positive they can help us with missiles,’ Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n G7 leaders discussed further sanctions against Russia, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n G7 leaders agree that Russia is not winning, he says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Zelenskyy thanks G7 leaders for ‘strong ideas on how to force Russia into peace’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Lithuania gets new prime ministrer after coalition reshuffle<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n EU lawmakers approve legislation on trade deal with US<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Kremlin says there was no invitation for Putin to attend G7 for talks with Zelenskyy<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n ‘Russia should make a deal,’ Trump says as he confirms he held ‘very good meeting’ with Zelenskyy, will meet again later today<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n The key task of this G7 summit is to get Trump on board on Ukraine – analysis<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n ‘Love is a long road’ for Trump, but ‘happiness’ and ‘my favourite person’ for fellow European leaders<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n G7 start delay shows it’s a one man show, really – snap analysis<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n G7 leaders arrive for talks on Ukraine<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Morning opening: G7 leaders meet for talks on Ukraine, Middle East<\/p>\n <\/a>Closing summary \u2026 and on that note, it\u2019s a wrap for today!<\/p>\n US president Donald Trump said Russia \u201cshould make a deal\u201d to end the war (11:58<\/a>), as G7 leaders met in \u00c9vian-les-Bains in France to discuss the latest in the fifth years of the Russian aggression on Ukraine.<\/p>\n His call comes amid growing calls for a renewed push to the end the conflict, with the German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, suggesting they could take place before summer (14:26<\/a>).<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked G7 leaders for \u201cfor the strong ideas on how to force Russia into peace\u201d (13:24<\/a>), saying they agreed that Russia was not winning the conflict (13:31<\/a>) and calling for further sanctions (13:33<\/a>).<\/p>\n After meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy said the US president was also \u201cvery positive that they can help us with missiles,\u201d as the Ukranian president keeps pushing for a licence to Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles locally (13:37<\/a>).<\/p>\n Trump remained the main star of the first day of the event (10:01<\/a>, 11:16<\/a>), after confusing delay to the proceedings in the morning (9:51<\/a>), and he got a German football team shirt as a belated gift for his birthday (10:16<\/a>).<\/p>\n If you have any tips, comments or suggestions, email me at jakub.krupa@theguardian.com.<\/p>\n I am also on Bluesky at @jakubkrupa.bsky.social and on X at @jakubkrupa.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Spanish households save \u20ac10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds Europe environment correspondent<\/p>\n Spanish households save \u20ac10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in the last five years, a report<\/a> has found.<\/p>\n A solar farm and wind turbines in \u00c1vila, Spain. Wind and solar generated 33% of the country\u2019s electricity in 2021. By 2025, the share had risen to 42%. Photograph: Bloomberg\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Typical energy bills would be 19% more expensive if electricity costs were still as tightly coupled to gas prices as in 2021, according to Ember, a climate thinktank. It found Spain\u2019s \u201cstrategic\u201d expansion of renewables since Russia invaded Ukraine<\/a> in 2022 has shielded Spanish households from the latest rises in fossil fuel prices caused by the Iran war.<\/p>\n Burning fossil gas is one of the most expensive ways to generate electricity in Europe<\/a>, even before considering the health costs of the carbon emissions. The influence of gas on electricity prices in Spain fell from 52% of hours in 2021 to 9% of hours in the first five months of 2026, according to the analysis. In Italy, which has the highest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, gas influences the price 75% of the time.<\/p>\n The report found electricity prices in Spain rose by about 50% in the first half of 2021 \u2013 in line with European gas prices \u2013 but remained \u201clargely unaffected\u201d by higher gas prices in 2026. The effects of volatility in the wholesale gas markets was seen only as higher price peaks during the dwindling periods when large volumes of gas had to be burned.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Sweden votes to back laws reinforcing its immigration crackdown European community affairs correspondent<\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s parliament has voted to escalate the country\u2019s crackdown on immigrant rights, backing laws that allow authorities to revoke residency permits based on a vague criteria of bad behaviour and obliging most public sector workers to report anyone suspected of being undocumented.<\/p>\n The Swedish parliament. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg\/TT News Agency\/AP<\/p>\n The new legislation comes ahead of parliamentary elections in September, pitting the centre-right government, which currently depends on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats to govern, against a far right that has said<\/a> its intent is to create one of Europe\u2019s most hostile environments for non-Europeans.<\/p>\n Late on Monday, parliamentarians voted to pass the so-called \u201cgood behaviour\u201d law, which would cover pending and future residents but also be applied retroactively to many of the country\u2019s current residents.<\/p>\n \u201cAnyone \u200cwho doesn\u2019t make the effort to do the right thing shouldn\u2019t be able to count on staying,\u201d Sweden\u2019s minister of migration, Johan Forssell, said in March when he proposed the bill.<\/p>\n While the law does not specify the types of behaviour that would be deemed unacceptable, the government has previously mentioned examples such as unpaid debts, failing to pay taxes, criminality, and links to extremist organisations.<\/p>\n The task of reviewing permits would fall to the Swedish migration agency, and any decisions can be appealed against.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Russian artist and critic of Putin and Chechen leader shot dead in \u2060Poland Russian affairs reporter<\/p>\n In other news, a Russian artist critical of Vladimir Putin and the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been shot and killed in \u2060the eastern Polish town of Bia\u0142a Podlaska, a prosecutor has said.<\/p>\n Police officers inspect the scene of a shooting in Bia\u0142a Podlaska, eastern Poland. Photograph: Wojtek Jargi\u0142o\/EPA<\/p>\n Five shots were fired at the \u2060victim, including one \u2060to the head, in the attack on Monday, \u200ba spokesperson for the district prosecutor in Lublin said.<\/p>\n Two Belarusians \u2060have been detained but not charged in connection with the case, he added.<\/p>\n Local media identified the victim as Robert \u2060Kuzovkov, who was also known by his artistic pseudonym, Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian \u200bartist and performer known for \u200chis criticism of the Russian \u200cleader.<\/p>\n The Belarusian opposition Telegram channel DzikMedia, citing unnamed sources, reported that an unidentified man had attempted to scale the fence of the country\u2019s consulate in Bia\u0142a Podlaska while fleeing police, but was apprehended.<\/p>\n Three days before he was killed, Skrepetsky had travelled to Berlin on Russia Day, a 12 June holiday marking the country\u2019s declaration of sovereignty before the \u200ccollapse of the Soviet Union, where he staged a protest with an icon-like caricature of Joseph Stalin and Putin, according \u200bto the Meduza news outlet.<\/p>\n A relatively unknown figure in Russian \u00e9migr\u00e9 artistic circles, Skrepetsky was born in Russia\u2019s Altai region and lived there until 2021, when he left for Poland citing fears of political persecution.<\/p>\n He produced satirical caricatures of Putin, Kadyrov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Ukraine\u2019s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n Moscow has previously targeted critics abroad, but some Russian artists and commentators in exile said they believed the killing bore the hallmarks of an operation ordered by Kadyrov.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Starmer denies being snubbed by Trump at G7 summit in \u00c9vian-les-Bains<\/p>\n Keir Starmer has denied being snubbed by Donald Trump<\/a> at the G7 in France after the two did not have a bilateral meeting at the summit.<\/p>\n US president Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France. Photograph: Christian Hartmann\/Reuters<\/p>\n The prime minister, who did meet the US president in a series of discussions involving other leaders, said he had a series of \u201cvery productive, very good conversations\u201d with Trump.<\/p>\n He added that Britain was ready to play its \u201cfull part\u201d in opening the strait of Hormuz after a peace deal<\/a> between Iran and the US.<\/p>\n Earlier on Tuesday, Starmer was caught on a hot mic asking: \u201cAre they having a meeting?\u201d while Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were absent.<\/p>\n Starmer, who announced new sanctions<\/a> on Russia<\/a> to target finance networks and expand the number of vessels targeted as part of Moscow\u2019s shadow fleet carrying oil or liquified natural gas (LNG) to more than 600, said there was a \u201cmood change\u201d in the debate about Ukraine.<\/p>\n \u201c[There is a] real unity in the G7<\/a> on Ukraine, a real sense that things are changing, that Ukraine is now taking territory, which it has done in the last few months, rather than defending territory, that the impact of sanctions is quite great on Russia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve obviously put new sanctions in today, and there was a shared understanding around the table [ \u2026] that the mood in Moscow is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>EU-UK second summit confirmed for 22 July in Brussels<\/p>\n Separately, as we get closer to the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum next week, we have just had the news that the second EU-UK summit will take place on 22 July in Brussels.<\/p>\n Costa, Starmer and von der Leyen in London last month. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau\/AP<\/p>\n In a series of coordinated posts on social media, the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, said:<\/p>\n \u201cToday I\u2019ve agreed with @eucopresident that we will hold the second UK-EU summit on 22 July. My Labour Government is delivering on our promise to reset our relationship and put Britain at the heart of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n The European Council president, Ant\u00f3nio Costa, said:<\/p>\n \u201cGood discussion with prime minister @Keir_Starmer. <\/p>\n Close EU\u2013UK cooperation is essential for our shared European security, resilience, and prosperity. We are working closely together to make our upcoming second Summit in Brussels on 22 July a success.\u201d<\/p>\n The issue of how the future relationship between the UK and the EU could evolve further was discussed by EU ministers in detail last month, with political conclusion that the former member state shouldget no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the bloc.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>European leaders urge Trump to host Zelenskyy-Putin talks at the G7<\/a> summit in \u00c9vian-les-Bains<\/p>\n European leaders at the G7 summit have urged Donald Trump to try to break the deadlock over ending the Ukraine war by taking up the proposal for him to host talks in the US between Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> and Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n G7 leaders and guests pose for a family photo during the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France. Photograph: Christian Hartmann\/Reuters<\/p>\n The US president lamented \u201cthe great antipathy\u201d between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders that made it difficult to reach a settlement, and vowed to do what he could. He said Moscow \u201cshould make a deal\u201d, noting that it had \u201clost a great many people, just like Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy, attending the summit in the spa town of \u00c9vian-les-Bains at the invitation of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, is attempting to re-engage Trump in the hope that the US administration will be less distracted now it has agreed a 60-day ceasefire in Iran.<\/p>\n Macron, caught on a hot mic at the summit, was heard admitting to Zelenskyy he had had difficult discussions with Trump on Monday concerning Ukraine.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy \u2013 who did not initially have a bilateral meeting with Trump scheduled \u2013 eventually met the US president alongside Macron for his first face-to-face meeting in four months.<\/p>\n He tried to convince Trump that Ukraine was no longer losing on the battlefield, and the US role should not be that of a messenger between the two sides but of a mediator supportive of Ukraine. The meeting delayed the start of the full summit.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>US ‘soon will be able’ to potentially reimpose sanctions on Russian oil, Trump suggests<\/p>\n But Trump did appear to suggest he could reimpose some sanctions on Russian oil, though (or, technically speaking, let waivers expire).<\/p>\n Asked about the possibility of tightening sanctions on Russia, he said:<\/p>\n \u201cWell, soon we\u2019ll be able to do that because the oil is now flowing. So we put, we took sanctions off, because obviously we\u2019re not looking to impede the oil, so we\u2019re in a position to do that soon \u2026 at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.05 EDT<\/p>\n Trump gets asked about his decision to stay a bit longer for a formal dinner hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n The dinner will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US independence.<\/p>\n Trump says:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a fan of beautiful places, and\u2026 the French president, who happens to be a very nice man, invited me to dinner at Versailles \u2026 and Versailles is not a gold leaf, Versailles is the real deal.<\/p>\n And I said I\u2019d like to do it, I mean, you know, all it means is that I get home later in the evening, meaning early in the morning, and I\u2019m not a big sleeper anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n We don\u2019t get more on Ukraine<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.48 EDT<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump is speaking to reporters again, after his meeting with the president of the UAE.<\/p>\n He is currently talking about the Middle East and Iran \u2013 we cover all of that on the Middle East blog<\/a> – but I will pick up any lines on Ukraine and Europe.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.32 EDT<\/p>\n Ukraine peace talks could start before summer, German foreign minister suggests<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, suggested that some talks on ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a> could begin before summer.<\/p>\n German foreign minister Johann Wadephul seen at a meeting of EU foreign ministers yesterday. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet\/EPA<\/p>\n Talking to RTL\/NTV broadcasters, Wadephul said neither party appeared to have an upper hand on the battlefield, with the war effectively stuck.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is now a chance, \u200bI think, to begin talks this summer,\u201d Wadephul was \u2060quoted as saying by Reuters.<\/p>\n Referring \u200bto \u200bPutin, he added: \u201cHe \u200bmay now be \u200bat \u200ca \u200bstage \u200bwhere he is seriously considering it.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Zelenskyy also briefly talks about business and Ukraine\u2019s postwar reconstruction, stressing the importance of international security guarantees to underpin that process.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Zelenskyy gets asked about China and if he would be prepared to speak to Xi to end the war with Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n He effectively says that yes and that he is ready to talk to whoever can help with ending the war.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Russia will find way to block EU accession if we don’t proceed swiftly, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n Zelenskyy also gets asked about his talks with the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and his idea of an associate membership of the EU.<\/a><\/p>\n He praises Merz and says he is clearly on Ukraine\u2019s side and stresses that he knows that Ukraine<\/a> is hopeful on getting some sort of fast track to the EU membership.<\/p>\n He says if that does not happen, Russia<\/a> \u201cwill find a way to block Ukraine\u2019s way to EU.\u201d \u201cThey don\u2019t want to see us successful,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He says Ukraine wants the same membership as other countries, \u201cnot better, but not worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Separately, he posted<\/a> on social media that the pair also discussed \u201cdefence support for Ukraine,\u201d including on air defence.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Zelenskyy gets asked about Trump\u2019s infamous comment from last year that Ukraine<\/a> does not hold any cards.<\/p>\n He says that the situation on the battlefield is changing, with Russia<\/a> increasingly struggling on the battlefield.<\/p>\n Despite the Kremlin\u2019s denials (12:04<\/a>), he repeats his claim that he had suggested inviting Putin to join the talks.<\/p>\n He calls for talks with Putin before this winter and says they should take place in a third country, like Switzerland, Turkey, the US, or one of the Middle East countries.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was terrible winter for us, and but \u2026 we don\u2019t want to go through the same winter of course \u2026 and Russia has to know that we had terrible winter and they will have also not [a] simple [one]\u201d this year, he says.<\/p>\n He confirms he discussed his proposals with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich recently.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump ‘very positive they can help us with missiles,’ Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n Zelenskyy says that he needs the US president, Donald Trump<\/a>, to put more pressure on Russia, as he says \u201cTrump can do it, or only maybe only him.\u201d<\/p>\n He says Trump was also \u201cvery positive that they can help us with missiles,\u201d as Zelenskyy keeps pushing for a licence to Ukraine<\/a> to produce Patriot missiles locally.<\/p>\n He says he \u201chopes it [will be] a yes.\u201d<\/p>\n Zelenskyy also says he wants the EU to build a \u201cEuropean anti-ballistic system,\u201d because \u201cotherwise we will [all] not have enough.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jakub](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jakub_Krupa.png\")
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