President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority.

The G7 released a series of statements vowing to work together on issues including critical minerals, transnational repression and artificial intelligence — but notably absent was the war in Ukraine.

By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, securing new aid from host Canada for the war against Russia after U.