Zelenskyy leaves Canada without meeting with Trump

Reuters reported the information.

Although Canada provided Ukraine with another package of support, Zelenskyy said that diplomacy was “in crisis” and called on G7 leaders to influence Trump to help stop the war.

The main reason for the disagreement was that the G7 countries failed to reach a consensus on a common position on the war in Ukraine.

Initially, Canadian officials said that Ottawa had to abandon the adoption of a G7 collective statement on Ukraine due to opposition from the United States. However, later Emily Williams, media relations director for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, clarified that no statement on Ukraine was planned at all.

After the summit, Carney released the final statement of the presiding party. The document states that the G7 supports Trump's peace initiatives, recognizes Ukraine's commitment to the ceasefire, and expects a similar step from Russia.

"G7 leaders expressed support for President Trump’s efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine," it said.

"They recognized that Ukraine has committed to an unconditional ceasefire, and they agreed that Russia must do the same. G7 leaders are resolute in exploring all options to maximize pressure on Russia, including financial sanctions."

Background

A regular summit of the Group of Seven countries took place in Kananaskis, Canada. On the sidelines of the summit, a meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump was scheduled.

However, Trump left the G7 summit early due to the situation in the Middle East.

On Tuesday, June 17, though, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

He thanked the Canadian leader for allocating 2 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) to Ukraine as part of a new aid package, as well as for expanding sanctions against Russia.