Kremlin says Putin not invited to G7 summit

On 16 June 2026, the G7 summit put Russia and Ukraine at the centre of talks. Trump said Russia should make a peace deal after what he called a 'very good' meeting with Zelensky at the summit. Zelensky said the G7 agreed Russia is not winning the war and discussed more sanctions, and G7 leaders agreed to push Russia to end the war.

Peskov said no G7 invitation had reached Putin. The Kremlin again invited Zelensky to Moscow, while Zelensky said he was not considering a Moscow visit and, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine and Al Arabiya, offered to meet Putin in the United States. A Kremlin briefing also mentioned readiness to receive Zelensky in Moscow and a visit by Witkoff and Kushner.