Emmanuel Macron said there had been a βvery profound shift and remobilisation of the G7β on Ukraine. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters View image in fullscreen Emmanuel Macron said there had been a βvery profound shift and remobilisation of the G7β on Ukraine. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters Macron hails US alignment with G7βs βshared commitmentβ on Ukraine French president welcomes groupβs unity after βvery deep changeβ in Washingtonβs approach Emmanuel Macron has said the whole of the G7, including the US, recognises βthe territorial integrity of Ukraineβ as he hailed a βre-synchronisationβ of positions on the issue. The French president welcomed a βvery deep change in the US approachβ, saying Donald Trump and all the leaders present at the G7 summit at Γvian-les-Bains understood that Vladimir Putin was not interested in peace. βPresident Trump, like all of us, simply acknowledged that there was no serious willingness on Russiaβs part today to discuss peace,β he said. Macron repeatedly emphasised a βshared commitment to making progress on this issueβ, which he described as βa very profound shift and remobilisation of the G7β. The annual G7 meeting brings together the leaders of the worldβs biggest economies: the US, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada and Japan. Macronβs remarks were in sharp contrast to last yearβs G7, when the chasm between Trumpβs courtship of Putin and European support for Kyiv was so marked that the US president walked out early and there was no attempt to agree on a final statement. Trump also met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, twice on the margins of the summit. Zelenskyy updated Trump on the Ukrainian militaryβs progress, which apparently impressed the US leader. The summitβs joint communique vowed to increase sanctions on Russia , including in the energy field. View image in fullscreen Trump met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit. Photograph: Ukrainian presidency/Anadolu/Getty Images Challenged on whether Trump could be trusted to follow through on a commitment to consider further sanctions against Russia, Macron said: βI have always trusted President Trump. When he has made commitments to us he has always done what he said he would do.β Macronβs belief that Trump was re-engaging with the Ukraine issue was echoed by Canadaβs prime minister, Mark Carney, who said he believed Trump had shifted to βa more realistic understanding of how this war will developβ. He described this as a gamechanger. Diplomats at the summit said they had sensed that Trumpβs relief at the apparently imminent end of the Iran war had brought him to the G7 summit in a far better mood than expected, and he showed a genuine willingness to engage on issues. At his closing press conference, Macron said Zelenskyy had proposed that Putin come to the G7 summit to discuss the impasse, but βnothing had come back from Russiaβ. The US and several European G7 countries also agreed to produce long-range missiles and air-defen