Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left the G7 summit on Tuesday with new aid from the host country, Canada, for the war against Russia, but without a joint statement of support from the members and without the chance to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The G7 countries struggled to reach a consensus on the conflict in Ukraine, after Trump expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and left the summit a day early to deal with the Israel-Iran conflict in Washington, Reuters reports.
Canada abandoned the G7 plans to issue a strong statement on the war in Ukraine following opposition from the United States, a Canadian official stated.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Ottawa will provide Kiev with new military assistance worth 2 billion Canadian dollars (1.47 billion U.S. dollars) and will impose new financial sanctions.
In a post on Telegram, Zelensky stated that he told G7 leaders that "diplomacy is now in a state of crisis" and that he must continue to urge Trump "to use his real influence" to force an end to the war.
Although Canada is one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine, its ability to help is far surpassed by that of the United States, the largest arms supplier to Kiev. Zelensky stated that he hopes to discuss with Trump the acquisition of additional weapons.
After the conclusion of the summit in the mountain resort of Kananaskis, in the Rocky Mountains, Carney issued a presidency statement summarizing the conclusions.
"G7 leaders expressed their support for President Trump's efforts to achieve a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine. They acknowledged that Ukraine has committed to respect an unconditional ceasefire and agreed that Russia must do the same. G7 leaders are determined to explore all options to maximize pressure on Russia, including financial sanctions," the text states.
Three European diplomats stated that they received signals from Trump that he wants to intensify pressure on Putin and consider a U.S. Senate bill drafted by Senator Lindsey Graham, but he has not committed to anything yet.
G7 leaders agreed on six other statements regarding migrant trafficking, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, forest fires, transnational repression (actions taken by a state to target, threaten, or silence dissidents and critics living outside its borders - ed.), and quantum computing.
Kremlin says G7 seems "rather useless"
Upon arrival at the summit, Trump stated that the Group of Eight was wrong to expel Russia after Putin ordered the occupation of Crimea in 2014.
The Kremlin commented on Tuesday that Trump is right and that G7 is no longer important for Russia and seems "quite useless."
Many leaders hoped to negotiate trade deals with Trump, but only the finalization of the agreement between the U.S. and the UK, announced last month, was signed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained at the summit after Trump's departure.