Tuesday's talks of G7 foreign ministers in Canada are anticipated to be centered on Ukraine and to reach a consensus on how to resolve the crisis, which has been going on for four years. The negotiations in Canada's Niagara region near the US border may include options to finance Ukraine's war requirements.
The ambassadors are gathering in response to President Donald Trump's October sanctions against Moscow's two biggest oil companies and his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unwillingness to put an end to the conflict.
Additionally, Trump has urged other European nations to cease purchasing oil, which he claims finances Moscow's military apparatus. At the Niagara negotiations, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand refrained from pledging specific results to support Kyiv despite the devastating Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
She told AFP that expanding the conversation beyond the Group of Seven Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States was a top aim for the summit.
"For Canada, it is important to foster a multilateral conversation, especially now, in such a volatile and complicated environment," Anand stated.Additionally, there will be representatives from Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, and South Korea.
On Wednesday, the second and last day of the G7 conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to have bilateral discussions with Anand.
Anand told AFP that she had no intention of bringing up the subject of Trump's trade war, which has resulted in job losses and slowed economic development in Canada. "We will have a meeting and have many topics to discuss concerning global affairs," Anand stated.
"The trade issue is being dealt with by other ministers." Following what appeared to be a friendly White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump unexpectedly canceled trade negotiations with Canada last month.
The president has expressed outrage over an advertisement created by the provincial government of Ontario that cited previous President Ronald Reagan regarding the negative effects of tariffs.
Two weeks after the group's energy secretaries decided on additional measures to oppose China's dominance of vital mineral supply chains a major concern for the world's industrialised democracies the G7's top diplomats are gathering.
Beijing has maintained strong market control over the processing and refining of a variety of minerals, particularly the rare earth elements required to make the magnets that drive advanced electronics.
Last month, the G7 agreed a first set of cooperative projects to increase refining capacity that do not include China. Although the US did not participate in any of those early agreements, the Trump administration has shown support for its G7 allies.
Prior to the Niagara meeting, a State Department representative informed reporters that vital mineral supply routes will be "a major point of focus." "There's a growing global consensus amongst a lot of our partners and allies that economic security is national security," said the official.
