The United States and its G7 allies warned Russia on Friday that failure to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire will lead to more sanctions and possible use of frozen Russian assets to fund Kyiv’s defense. The G7 foreign ministers issued the warning through a joint statement after their meeting in Canada,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself among allies in a fraught moment after President Trump’s tariff policies.

Despite tensions between the Trump administration and several U.S. allies over trade policies and other disputes, G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine. The diplomats from Canada,

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that G7 countries are unified in their support for Ukraine, as she and her peers endorsed a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and called for a "political horizon" for Palestinians.