Leaders have started to gather for an opening session at the G7 summit on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Leaders from Italy, Germany, Britain, Japan and Canada could be seen in animated conversation and laughing in a circle with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they await others.
Trump, Zelenskyy and France’s Emmanuel macron are yet to arrive.
Trump indicated yesterday that he felt there may be hope for progress on ending the war in Ukraine.
“Now that this (Iran) is finished, we’re going to be focusing on that,” Trump said ahead of the summit. Before the war with Iran dominated the foreign policy agenda, the U.S. had been more actively engaged in efforts to broker an end to the conflict, which has now passed 4 years.
Those efforts have largely stalled in recent months, with Zelenskyy repeatedly urging Western allies to refocus attention on Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia.