G7 finance leaders gather in Canada as trade worries cloud outlook [Video]

Top finance leaders from the G7 nations gathered in Canada starting Tuesday, in talks set to be clouded by economic worries stemming from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, while concerns about Ukraine remain at the fore.

In meetings through Thursday leaders will discuss global economic conditions, with participants seeking a common position on Ukraine, while issues like financial crime and non-market practices are also on the agenda.

The talks come amid an uncertain approach among G7 democracies towards war in Ukraine — after Russia’s invasion in 2022 — since Trump returned to the presidency this year.

Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko is present as well at the meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors in Canada’s western province of Alberta, and will address reporters Tuesday.

Once broadly unified, the G7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — has been rattled by …