G7 finance chiefs gather with Trump tariffs, Ukraine war in focus [Video]

Top finance leaders from the G7 group of nations gathered in Canada for talks beginning Tuesday, with the war in Ukraine and economic turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs at the top of minds.

In meetings through Thursday, leaders will discuss global economic conditions and seek a common position on Ukraine, whose representatives have been invited to attend.

Ukraine’s presence “sends a strong message to the world” that members are recommitting to support the country against Russia’s invasion, Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters Tuesday.

“We’re also going to talk about what we’re going to be doing in terms of reconstruction,” he said in a joint press conference with Ukrainian counterpart Sergii Marchenko.

The talks in Canada’s western province of Alberta come amid an uncertain approach among the G7 democracies towards Ukraine following Trump’s return to power.

Once broadly unified, the G7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, …