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2025.06.18 11:50 GMT+8

G7 fails to issue joint statement on Ukraine, Canada commits more aid

Updated 2025.06.18 11:50 GMT+8
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive for the family photo of world leaders and invited guests at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 17, 2025. /VCG

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will leave the G7 Summit on Tuesday with new aid from host Canada but without a joint statement of support from members or a chance to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. 

The G7 nations struggled to find unity over the conflict in Ukraine after Trump expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and left a day early to address the Israel-Iran conflict from Washington.

Canada dropped plans for the G7 to issue a strong statement on the war in Ukraine after resistance from the United States, a Canadian official told reporters.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would provide C$2 billion ($1.47 billion) in new military assistance for Kyiv as well as impose new financial sanctions.

Although Canada is one of Ukraine's most vocal defenders, its ability to help Kyiv is far outweighed by the United States, the largest arms supplier.

Zelenskyy had said he hoped to talk to Trump about acquiring more weapons.

When the summit ends later on Tuesday, Carney plans to issue a chair statement calling for more pressure on Russia through sanctions and saying the G7 backs U.S.-led peace efforts, two G7 sources said.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Trump was right and said the G7 was no longer significant for Russia and looked "rather useless."

G7 leaders agreed on six statements, about migrant smuggling, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, wildfires, transnational repression and quantum computing.

(With input from Reuters) 

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