Canada dropped plans for the Group of Seven to issue a strong statement on the Ukraine war after resistance from the United States, a Canadian official told reporters on the sidelines of a leaders' summit on Tuesday.

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.

Reuters has reported that the G7 has not issued a joint statement on the war in Ukraine due to opposition from the United States. Source: Reuters citing sources; CBC News Quote from Reuters: "A Canadian official initially said Ottawa had dropped plans for the G7 to issue a strong statement on the war in Ukraine after resistance from the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada and India had agreed to reinstate their top diplomats and renew visa services to each other’s citizens and businesses. This came after he met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in Kananaskis.

India and Canada agreed Tuesday to return ambassadors to each other's capitals, turning a page on a bitter spat over an assassination as Canada's new leader welcomed counterpart Narendra Modi.Carney and Modi agreed that the two countries would name new high commissioners,

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta on Tuesday was a "necessary" step toward rebuilding the relationship between the two countries.