G7 fails to approve statement on US demand to remove mention of Russia as aggressor

The Group of Seven countries have so far failed to approve a joint statement on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to sharp disagreements with Washington's position. 

As Reuters reports, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly spoke to journalists at a virtual briefing, answering questions about the state of the drafting of the G7 joint statement.

"We've been working, indeed, with the Europeans and Americans. We are still having some conversations," the foreign minister of Canada, which holds the G7 presidency in 2025, stated.

Washington has objected to the language of "Russian aggression" in any joint G7 statement on the war.

"It is a fluid situation and we'll continue to engage, but I've been foreign minister now for three years and a half, and it's never been so intense in terms of diplomatic engagement, to say the least," she added.

She also said that Canada and other countries disagreed with the position the United States was pushing at the UN – particularly the proposed resolution.

The United States, since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last month, has taken a less friendly stance towards Ukraine and is pushing for a quick deal to end the war.

A few days ago, the Financial Times reported that the US refused to name Russia as the aggressor in the G7 statement on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Bloomberg reported that the United States had even threatened to withdraw its support for the joint statement by the G7 nations.