NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. (AP) — Top diplomats from around the world Group of Seven Advanced Democracies Ukraine will meet with its foreign minister on Wednesday as it tries to fend off relentless Russian air attacks that have caused damage. Rolling blackouts nationwide Before winter.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the G7 meeting on defense cooperation with Ukraine.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will host a meeting in southern Ontario as tensions rise between the United States and traditional allies such as Canada over defense spending, trade and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s policies. Ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end war between russia and ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he wanted to issue 25 orders. patriot air defense system From the United States. Combined missile and drone attacks on power grids coincided with Ukraine’s desperate efforts to thwart Russian battlefield attacks aimed at occupation Eastern fortress of Pokrovsk.
Canada announced additional sanctions against 13 people and 11 entities, including several involved in the development and deployment of Russia’s drone program.
Britain has announced it will send 13 million pounds ($17 million) to help repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter approaches and Russian attacks intensify. The funds will be used to repair power, heating and water supplies and provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians.
In a statement ahead of the meeting, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “plunging Ukraine into darkness and cold as winter approaches” and that British support would help keep the lights and heat on.
Canada recently made a similar announcement.
The two-day talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake, near the U.S. border, come after President Trump ended trade negotiations with Canada, citing financial difficulties for the Ontario government. anti-tariff ads In America it upset him. A wellspring of outrage then arose over the Republican president’s assertion that Canada should: 51st state of the United States.
Mr. Anand plans to meet with Mr. Rubio, but noted that another minister is leading U.S. trade issues. The US president has prioritized addressing complaints about other countries’ trade policies over working with G7 allies.
The G7 consists of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Mr. Anand also invited the foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine to the meeting, which began on Tuesday.
President Putin tried to justify Russia’s attack on Ukraine He claimed it was necessary to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine, a false claim that the United States predicted he would make as a pretext for invasion.
