Zelensky: 'I discussed security guarantees' with G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the G7 meeting via video conference from Kiev alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the rotating president, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, both of whom were visiting Ukraine for the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.

"The traditional meeting of G7 leaders with the participation of Ukraine is a very important signal of support for our country and our people," he wrote in X, speaking of "a productive meeting, with principled words from the majority of our partners."

"Today we discussed the need for security guarantees for Ukraine and concrete ways to ensure the end of Russian aggression and prevent new ones," he added, reiterating that he counts "a lot on the unity of the world: Europe, America, all parts of the world and nations that want to live in peace, on the basis of predictable rules and international law."

Emmanuel Macron, for his part, arrived at the White House for the video call with the other G7 leaders. The French president and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, will then have a bilateral meeting, at 12:00 local time, 18:00 in Italy, followed by a press conference at 14:00 local time, 20:00 in Italy.

"The call was perfect." This is how Macron responded to a question from journalists following the video call with the other G7 leaders. As for Donald Trump's welcome, the head of the Elysée responded that the American president was "very friendly, as always. We had the G7 video conference in the Oval Office and then we had an initial discussion, I will be back shortly."