President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, were supposed to meet on the sidelines of the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in Canada, one day after Trump complained that Russia should never have been removed from the organization.

Zelensky was expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the summit. However, it is not clear if the meeting will take place because Trump left the summit early due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Group of Seven powers pledged their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday as Russia stepped up its attacks on Kyiv, but fell short of issuing a joint statement after the US