Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit

Ukraine’s person was denied a gathering with his astir almighty ally, aft Donald Trump near the acme a time early.

The Group of Seven acme successful Canada has ended without leaders issuing a associated connection successful enactment of Ukraine, arsenic Ukrainian person Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “diplomacy is present successful a authorities of crisis”.

The acme of large concern democracies, which wrapped up successful the Canadian Rocky Mountain edifice of Kananaskis precocious connected Tuesday, had been intended to showcase unity connected large planetary issues.

But dissimilar successful erstwhile years, erstwhile the radical had jointly denounced Russian “aggression” against Ukraine, this clip it was incapable to contented a connection successful enactment of the embattled Western ally, successful a motion of increasing differences wrong the radical amid escalating planetary crises.

Zelenskyy met the leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, on with NATO main Mark Rutte, connected the last time of the conference. However, a gathering with the person of the group’s astir almighty member, the United States – President Donald Trump – did not instrumentality spot aft helium near the acme a time aboriginal to code the escalating hostilities betwixt Israel and Iran from Washington.

Zelenskyy said aft the gathering that helium had told the remaining G7 leaders that “diplomacy is present successful a authorities of crisis”, and asked them to proceed calling connected Trump “to usage his existent influence” to property for an extremity to the war, according to a station connected his authoritative Telegram account.

Statement connected US absorption retracted

A Canadian authoritative initially told reporters connected the sidelines of the acme that plans for a associated connection connected Ukraine had been dropped aft gathering absorption from the US, which wanted to h2o down the content, quality agencies reported.

But Emily Williams, a spokesperson for Canada’s premier minister, aboriginal retracted the briefing connection and said “no projected connection regarding Ukraine was distributed to different leaders”, agencies reported.

A Canadian authoritative said determination had ne'er been an effort to contented a associated connection connected Ukraine due to the fact that of Trump’s wishes to proceed negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the AFP quality bureau reported.

“It was wide that it would not person been feasible to find elaborate connection that each G7 partners could hold to successful that context,” the authoritative said connected information of anonymity.

Trump had underlined the differences successful views towards Russia wrong the radical connected Monday, erstwhile helium said it had been a mistake to expel Moscow from what was formerly the G8 successful effect to its penetration and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea successful 2014.

Canada pledges subject support

Zelenskyy had arrived astatine the acme calling for enactment from Ukraine’s allies, and declaring helium was acceptable for bid negotiations.

“We are acceptable for the bid negotiations, unconditional ceasefire,” helium said. “But for this, we request pressure.”

He near with a pledge from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to supply 2 cardinal Canadian dollars ($1.47bn) successful caller subject assistance for Kyiv, arsenic good arsenic to enforce caller fiscal sanctions connected Russia.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, left, and Canadian PM Carney astatine the G7, June 17, 2025 [Suzanne Plunkett/AP Photo]

Trump did hold to a radical connection earlier his departure, calling for a solution of the Israel-Iran conflict. The statement, issued connected Monday, backed Israel, calling Iran the main root of determination instability and terror, and asserting that Israel has the close to support itself.

The connection called for a “de-escalation of hostilities”, contempt immoderate bellicose societal media posts from Trump hinting astatine greater US subject engagement successful the conflict.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies