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Ukraine 'now has cards to play' as Zelensky meets with Trump

Ukraine 'now has cards to play' as Zelensky meets with Trump
France 24 Tuesday 16 June 2026, 13:39 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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A year ago at the White House, Donald Trump told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that his country had "no cards to play" in negotiating an end to the war with Russia. But, as the two met again at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday, it has become clear the situation has changed, says France 24's Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

A year ago at the White House, Donald Trump told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that his country had "no cards to play" in negotiating an end to the war with Russia. But, as the two met again at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday, it has become clear the situation has changed, says France 24's Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
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