Overview
- Talks open in Ontario’s Niagara region with Ukraine and critical-mineral security topping the agenda.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending and will meet Anita Anand bilaterally on Wednesday.
- Anand says Rubio has not repeated President Trump’s “51st state” comments in their exchanges.
- Ministers will explore options to fund Kyiv’s war needs even as Canada signals no new pledges at this meeting.
- The push to diversify critical mineral supply chains follows G7 energy steps last month and will include discussions with invited partners from Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and South Korea.