German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters that the conflict in the Middle East, along with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will be among the key issues at the three-day meeting of the G7 organization.
Here is a roundup of news on theG7meeting and connected events on Sunday, June 15, 2025:
French President Emmanuel Macron said the US president's threats to Greenland are "not what allies do" as he arrived in the autonomous Danish territory for a short visit.
Macron was visiting the Arctic island to convey "France's and the European Union's solidarity" for "the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Greenland, he told reporters in Nuuk.
Greenland is a self-ruling territory of Denmark with the right to declare independence. Both the Greenland and Danish governments say it is not for sale and only Greenlanders can determine their future.
Leaders from Ukraine, Mexico, India, Australia, South Africa, South Korea and Brazil are also likely to want to hold bilateral meetings with Trump to put across their interests on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
Of particular interest is the likely meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump, with their last prolonged one-to-one encounter at the end of February turning into a notorious televised dressing-down of the Ukrainian leader by Trump and his deputy, JD Vance.
Canada, for its part, has long been one of Ukraine's most vocal supporters, while the US has become ever more ambivalent in its attitude to Russia's invasion of its neighbor.
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The leaders of the Group of Seven economies are coming together for their annual gathering, which is the first of its kind since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
For this G7 meeting, diplomats say Canada has dispensed with the idea of issuing a comprehensive joint final communique, and will instead release chair summaries.
"This will be a successful meeting if Donald Trump doesn't have an eruption that disrupts the entire gathering. Anything above and beyond that is gravy," said University of Ottawa international affairs professor Roland Paris, who was foreign policy adviser to Trudeau.
The last time Canada was host, during Trump's first term in 2018,the US leader left the summit,held in Quebec, before slamming then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "very dishonest and weak."
He also instructed the US delegation togo back on its approval of the final communique.
French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a visit to the autonomousDanishterritory ofGreenlandon Sunday.
The island, the world's largest, has been the focus of much attention in recent months afterUS President Donald Trump made several remarks indicating his interest of incorporating it into US territory, citing reasons of national security. BothGreenland and Denmark have categorically rejected Trump's approaches.
Macron's visit, which comes just hours ahead of his participation in the G7 summit, is being seen as a show of European support for the territory, whose some 60,000 citizens are Danish nationals and thus also citizens of the EU.
The French president will visit Greenland alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, with the leaders planning to discuss the security situation in the North Atlantic and the Arctic with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Macron's office said talks, which are planned aboard a Danish frigate, will also touch on economic development, climate change and renewable energy.
He is expected to visit a glacier threatened by global warming and a hydroelectric power plant.
Greenland's ice sheet is currently melting at a rapid rateas the Earth warms, contributing greatly to the rise of sea levels across the world.
The office of CanadianPrime Minister Mark Carneylast Saturdayreleased a list of topics to head the agenda at the meeting.
According to the statement, discussions will center on three main thematic areas: reinforcing peace and security in the face of foreign threats, transnational crime and increased wildfire risk; energy security and digital technology; and promoting private investment to improve infrastructure and activate economies.
Other topics are to include examining possibilities forpeace in Ukraineand other conflicts and the search for non-EU partners to bolster security and prosperity.
The Group of Seven (G7), founded 50 years ago this year, is one of the most important forums for exchange between the leaders of some of the world's major economies.
This year, it will be held in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, from June 15 to 17, with Canada this year's holder of the group's rotating presidency.
DW's coverage will bring you reports and analysis of the topics under discussion and news on the top-level meetings occurring on the sidelines of the summit.
