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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will soon be back in Washington from the Group of Seven nations’ summit held in Canada due to the situation in the Middle East where the conflict between Iran and Israel has escalated.
G7 summit in Alberta features 4 new world leaders navigating Ukraine war, Middle East crisis, and trade tensions.
The leaders of the G7 nations yesterday began annual talks amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with US President Donald Trump.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pushed back against Trump's agenda of levying higher tariffs on imported goods, arguing it would hurt economic growth. The Japanese leader specifically called Trump ahead of the summit to confirm their plans to talk on the sidelines, which is a greater focus for Japan than the summit itself.
Israel and Iran kept up their attacks on each other on June 15 as leaders of the Group of Seven began gathering in Canada for a summit expected to discuss the fighting and ways to keep the conflict from further escalating.
According to Sheinbaum's official G7 schedule, the president will hold one-on-one talks with the heads of Canada, India and Germany on Tuesday.
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G7 Summit in Canada to discuss "strong and sovereign Ukraine"The G7 summit on Tuesday 17 June in Canada will include a working session on "a strong and sovereign Ukraine", which will be attended by invited leaders of other countries in addition to G7 member states.
Also looming over the meeting are President Trump's inflammatory threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew pledges of non-military help from Austria on Monday, a day before he’s expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump for more military support in Ukraine’s