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(Bloomberg) — A discussion among Group of Seven leaders over dinner on Monday did little to move US President Donald Trump toward tougher sanctions on Russia, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Trump has been urging Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but he has resisted new sanctions on Russia, despite threatening to impose more on multiple occasions. On Monday, he frustrated allies further, saying sanctions cost the US a lot of money. At the dinner, he repeated many of the same objections, said the people, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Still, a chair’s statement to be issued by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to say that the G-7 backs US-led peace efforts, that Ukraine has shown it’s ready for a ceasefire while Russia isn’t, and that Kyiv’s allies need to continue applying pressure on Moscow through sanctions. A spokesperson for Carney didn’t immediately provide comment on the contents of the statement.
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The European Union proposed an 18th package of sanctions on the eve of the summit, while the UK announced new restrictions targeting Russia’s energy and financial sectors on Tuesday. Both have been also pushing to lower a G-7 price cap on Russian oil, a move the US has so far opposed.
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The discussions and measures come as Russia strikes Ukraine with some of the most intensive bombing campaigns since the beginning of the war, providing little sign that it’s serious about ending the war.
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Russian air strikes killed at least 14 people in Kyiv overnight in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “one of the most horrific attacks” as multiple locations in the Ukrainian capital were struck by drones and missiles or hit by debris.
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A direct strike on a nine-story apartment building caused an entire section to collapse and the search was underway to find survivors in the debris, the Ukrainian president said in a post on X. He said it was unclear how many remained trapped, as buildings have been damaged across the city.
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“Such attacks are pure terrorism,” Zelenskiy said on X after arriving in Canada for the G-7 meeting. “And the whole world, the United States, and Europe must finally respond as a civilized society responds to terrorists.”
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The Ukrainian president was due to meet Trump on Tuesday but that meeting will no longer happen after the US president returned early to Washington, saying he needed to deal with the crisis in the Middle East.
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European nations are increasingly unsure whether they can trust Trump to stick to his word and are buying time. They continue to engage with the president and resist antagonizing him, but in parallel they are looking to strengthen security ties with like-minded allies and are figuring out how to help Ukraine’s position as the US appetite for aid wanes.
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—With assistance from Brian Platt, Ellen Milligan and Daryna Krasnolutska.
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