Barrot made the comments in response to Russia’s massive combined strike on Kyiv during the night of June 17. “A deadly attack in Ukraine by the Putin regime, whose cruelty and cynicism know no bounds.

President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

Vladimir Putin and the Russian government are now demanding that Ukraine destroy all Western-supplied weapons used on the battlefield as a condition for reaching a peace agreement. This latest demand adds to a growing list of preconditions set by the Kremlin for ending the war.

"A deadly attack in Ukraine by the Putin regime, whose cruelty and cynicism know no bounds," he said. “To the Kremlin, which would like to establish peace in the Middle East: start with Ukraine.” The diplomat also expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in Kyiv by the Russian strike.

Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is likely trying to divert attention from Russia's war against Ukraine by offering to mediate in the Middle East conflict.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to keep “tightening the screws” on Vladimir Putin as he announced a raft of fresh sanctions on dozens of new Russian finance, military and energy targets. The prime minister is piling fresh pressure on the Russian war machine and seeking to win further backing from G7 leaders at a key summit in Canada.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday, June 11th, that Russian military casualties have surpassed the one million mark since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. -This “grisly milestone,

Donald Trump sparked backlash on Monday for defending Russian President Vladimir Putin during remarks at the G-7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a 50-minute phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks

Trump has generally veered away from overtly criticizing Putin while openly berating Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky, but has repeatedly condemned Russia's lethal airstrikes and floated that the Kremlin could be "tapping us along."