President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine "has no impact" on the U.S. "other than we sell weapons."

Speaking at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Trump signaled that ending the conflict remains a humanitarian concern for his administration but not a core U.S. national interest, underscoring his long-standing view that Europe should shoulder more responsibility for the war unfolding on its doorstep.

"We have nothing to do with it," Trump told reporters when discussing the conflict.

"We sell weapons to them. We don't even give them. The European Union pays us full price for weapons," the president said.

Trump contrasted his approach with that of former President Barack Obama, criticizing the massive U.S. aid packages sent to Ukraine during previous years of the conflict.

"Obama gave them $350 billion worth of [aid], which was crazy," Trump said.

The president emphasized that the war is geographically distant from the United States and has little direct impact on Americans.

"It has no impact on us other than we sell weapons. We're thousands of miles away," he said.

Still, Trump said he remains personally invested in trying to end the bloodshed.

He estimated that roughly 25,000 people are dying each month in the conflict and described the loss of life as tragic.

"I don't like to see 25,000 young people die every month," Trump said. "Young people — they're just starting their life. They go to this front, and they get blown up."

Trump revealed that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier Tuesday and has plans for another discussion later in the day.

He said he originally believed the war would be one of the easiest international conflicts to resolve.

"I settled eight wars," Trump said. "This was the one I thought was going to be the easiest to settle. There's a lot of dislike between the two leaders."

His comments highlighted ongoing differences between Washington and several European allies, many of whom have continued pushing for greater U.S. involvement in securing a negotiated settlement.

European leaders attending the G7 have sought to keep Ukraine high on the agenda, even as attention has shifted toward the administration's emerging agreement with Iran.

Trump made clear that Iran has been his primary focus in recent weeks.

"We were focused on Iran," he said. "That's going to be in the rear-view mirror."

While declining to commit to any new U.S. role in Ukraine, Trump said he would continue efforts to encourage peace talks, arguing that the mounting casualties make a settlement imperative.

"I'm going to do whatever I can," he said. "The whole thing is ridiculous."