Overview
- Top diplomats began Wednesday with a meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha as Russia’s strikes strain Ukraine’s power grid and winter looms.
- Britain pledged £13 million to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and Canada accelerated part of its CAD 70 million contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
- Sessions are focused on shoring up critical‑minerals supply chains to reduce reliance on Chinese processing following earlier G7 moves to expand non‑Chinese refining capacity.
- Canada invited outreach partners including India, Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine, with India’s S. Jaishankar holding multiple bilaterals.
- Anita Anand and Jaishankar discussed progress under the India‑Canada Roadmap 2025 on trade, energy, security and people‑to‑people ties, as tensions with Washington over tariffs and defense spending continue to shadow the talks.