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<\/p>\nCarney responds to questions about the lack of a G7 joint statement on Ukraine<\/p>\n
Following the G7’s closing remarks on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Carney was questioned about the absence of a joint statement on Ukraine. He said the leaders concentrated on a declaration regarding the \u2018exceptionally fast-moving situation in Iran,\u201d but sidestepped questions about whether the absence of a Ukraine statement was due to a disagreement with the U.S. about language regarding Russia\u2019s invasion. Carney\u2019s chair summary did include language about Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Tuesday afternoon, an official from the Prime Minister’s Office told\u00a0reporters from multiple outlets\u00a0that a joint statement was being discussed on Ukraine, but ultimately wasn’t going ahead\u00a0because the U.S. wouldn’t agree to the final wording.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0official, who spoke on the condition they not be named, said the\u00a0Americans did not want some of the pointed remarks about Russia to be included in the joint statement because they feared it would compromise negotiations with that country over ending their war.<\/p>\n
That led to a unusual closing press conference where reporters sought clarity from Carney\u00a0about what happened to scuttle the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carney, as host, said he did release a chair statement which “expressed support for President [Donald] Trump’s efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine” and “recognized that Ukraine has committed to an unconditional ceasefire, and they agreed that Russia must do the same.” He said all seven\u00a0leaders agreed to that wording.<\/p>\n
And\u00a0the prime minister said Canada would have been prepared to go further in its official language on Ukraine than what ended up on paper.<\/p>\n
“There would be things some of us, Canada included, would say\u00a0above and beyond what was said in the chair summary,” he said after being peppered by repeated questions about the lack of a joint statement.<\/p>\n
“But the recognition of the importance of the initiative of President Trump to achieve a lasting peace absolutely agree that we are resolute in pursuing all options to maximize pressure on Russia, including financial sanctions.”<\/p>\n
Two hours later, a\u00a0Carney spokesperson\u00a0said there was never a plan for a joint statement.\u00a0Emily Williams wrote that “Canada’s intention was always for the important language to be a part of the G7 chairs’ summary statement, and it was.”<\/p>\n
The\u00a0backpedalling is a sign of how sensitive dealing with Trump can be. And it comes on the same day\u00a0Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke\u00a0at the high-level meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., where he called for a peace deal.<\/p>\n
Sources with the Ukrainian\u00a0delegation told CBC News\u00a0Zelenskyy\u00a0cut his visit to Canada short, following a deadly bombardment on the Ukrainian\u00a0capital overnight and U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to skip Tuesday’s program.<\/p>\n
Trump left Monday night, citing the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n
Trump met with his National Security Council in Washington on Tuesday to discuss the war between Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n
The source said Zelenskyy will head back to Kyiv after talks in Kananaskis wrap up. He has cancelled a news conference planned in Calgary.<\/p>\n
Carney also cited the escalating situation in Iran, which the G7 issued a joint statement about\u00a0Monday evening, as another reason he held Ukraine comments for his chair summary.<\/p>\n
It called for a “de-escalation” of\u00a0hostilities in the Middle East. It affirms Israel’s right to defend itself and\u00a0recognizes Iran as “the principal source of regional instability\u00a0and terror” but also calls for some sort of “resolution.”<\/p>\n
“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza,” read the statement, made public after Monday’s working dinner.<\/p>\n
WATCH | Carney announces Ukraine aid:\u00a0<\/strong> Carney announces another $2B in military aid for Ukraine, new sanctions on Russia<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a series of new measures to support Ukraine \u2014 including what the Prime Minister’s Office is billing as a new attempt to target ‘Russia’s shadow fleet and energy revenues’ with sanctions.<\/p>\n The G7 \u2014 made up of\u00a0Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.\u00a0along with the European Union \u2014 did find consensus on some items, mirroring the list of\u00a0priorities Carney had already laid out before the leaders’ helicopters touched down in the Canadian Rockies\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n They include the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter and statements on transnational repression, countering migrant smuggling, artificial intelligence and a promise to collaborate on quantum technology.<\/p>\n There’s a lengthy\u00a0G7 critical minerals action plan<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0secure critical minerals supply chains to stockpile the\u00a0material\u00a0needed for defence and technology such as germanium, gallium and graphite.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751869831_508_default.jpg\")
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A major Russian strike in Kyiv overnight Monday killed over a dozen people. (Anatolii Stepanov\/Reuters)<\/p>\n