President Donald Trump said that Ukraine's deep strikes into Russia are an escalation that could help lead to an end to the war. He added that a resolution to the Ukraine war was “getting closer” after talks with President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and noted on July 6 that Putin wants to end the war. Trump also stated that today Ukrainians are the winners and Putin is a loser.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia was finding it harder to defend its own skies and that this could create more space to negotiate an end to the war, according to Al‑Arabiya. Al‑Arabiya also reported that the United States was wrong to believe deep Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory could help bring about an end to the war, and that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there were “certain misconceptions within the White House administration… regarding the idea that escalation and military pressure can help pave the way for a peaceful settlement.” The Hindu reported that Peskov said he believed the U.S. position on how to resolve the conflict remained unchanged.

Ukraine put forward a new peace proposal calling for both sides to halt deep strikes into each other's territory, but the Kremlin had already rejected the proposal, Meduza reported. A ceasefire is being discussed in two stages—a limited zone of 50‑70 km on both sides of the front line followed by a broader agreement, according to Bluesky. Two days after a phone conversation between the two leaders, Russia carried out a deadly aerial attack on Kyiv, the Kyiv Independent reported. Meduza also noted that Russia's fuel shortage was “not critical” and that the Russian government intended to address it by ramping up air‑defence production. The Moscow Times reported that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the United States is not an objective mediator in Ukraine.