Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had offered to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Group of Seven summit in France on June 15-17, but Russia was not ready to speak despite U.S. and European support for the idea, Reuters reported on June 15. Zelensky, who is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 16, made the comments after Russia carried out a large attack on Ukraine, killing four people and injuring 23 others in Kyiv and damaging the Dormition Cathedral at Kyiv's UNESCO-listed Pechersk Lavra monastery complex.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow supports Trump's peace proposal but rejects Europe's attempts to impose mediation. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Moscow the week of June 15 to renew Ankara's offer to host Russia-Ukraine talks and discuss Black Sea shipping safety, including a limited cease-fire covering ports and energy infrastructure.