Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that diplomacy is now in a “state of crisis” after US President Donald Trump left the G7 summit early and failed to issue a joint statement in support of Ukraine. The Group of Seven summit, which took place in Canada, had been intended to showcase unity on major global issues but ultimately ended without a statement backing Ukraine.
Zelenskyy met with leaders from other G7 countries, including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte. However, a meeting with Trump did not take place due to his early departure to address the Israel-Iran conflict.
In a post-summit statement, Zelenskyy urged the remaining G7 leaders to continue calling on Trump to use his real influence to press for an end to the war in Ukraine. The Canadian government had initially suggested that plans for a joint statement on Ukraine had been dropped due to resistance from the US, but later retracted this claim.
Despite this, Zelenskyy left with a pledge from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to provide 2 billion Canadian dollars in new military assistance for Ukraine and impose new financial sanctions on Russia. The US president did agree to a group statement before his departure, which called for a resolution of the Israel-Iran conflict but fell short of support for Ukraine.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/18/ukraines-zelenskyy-warns-diplomacy-in-crisis-after-trumps-early-g7-exit