G7 Summit Day 1 LIVE: G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and West Asia as Zelenskyy joins in France

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he arrives for the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. | Photo Credit: AP Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialised nations face a packed agenda on their first full day on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the West Asia crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. Also read | Will voice Global South’s aspirations in G7 summit, says PM Modi ahead of trip to France, Slovakia The Ukraine talks come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the U.S. war against Iran. European leaders will warn Mr. Trump at Tuesday’s (June 16, 2026) G7 summit that a superficial interim Iran deal risks entrenching Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while also pressing him to rethink his Ukraine strategy. Also Read | Modi expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France The June 15 to 17 gathering in Evian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, brings together the leaders of France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, alongside the European Union. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a six-day visit to France and Slovakia on Saturday (June 13, 2026). Mr. Modi said “At the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron and PM Robert Fico, I will be undertaking a visit to France and the Slovak Republic from June 13 to 18, 2026.” PM Modi's visit to France and Slovakia aims to amplify Global South aspirations and strengthen India's ties with Europe and the G7. Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet at a French lakeside resort on Monday (June 15, 2026) shortly after the U.S. and Iran said they had reached a preliminary deal to end their war. G7 leaders convene in France to address the U.S.-Iran agreement and global issues including Ukraine and economic disparities. Global leaders have gathered at a luxury French lakeside resort for the high-stakes 52nd G7 Summit, running from June 15 to 17, 2026. This year’s event kicks off under a dramatic geopolitical spotlight, opening just hours after a historic preliminary peace deal was announced by the United States and Iran. The 52nd G7 Summit 2026 begins in Évian, France. World leaders meet June 15-17 to debate the US-Iran peace deal, China supply chains, and the Ukraine war. Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialised nations face a packed agenda on their first full day on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the West Asia crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. G7 leaders discuss Ukraine and Middle East crises, with Zelenskyy attending summit talks in France amid ongoing tensions. Live news / European Union / Ukraine / Russia-Ukraine Crisis / France / USA / Donald Trump / diplomacy / G7 summit / Russia Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

G7 Summit Day 1 LIVE: G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and West Asia as Zelenskyy joins in France

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