Foreign ministers of leading Western democracies sought to show a united front in Canada on Thursday after seven weeks of rising tensions between U.S. allies and President Donald Trump over his upending of foreign policy on Ukraine and imposing of tariffs.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely be hearing a litany of complaints starting Thursday about Trump’s decisions from once-friendly, like-minded countries in the G7, notably host Canada.

Foreign ministers of leading Western democracies meet in Canada on Thursday after seven weeks of rising tensions between U.S. allies and President Donald Trump over his upending of foreign policy on Ukraine and imposing of tariffs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is representing the U.S. during the Group of 7 meetings in Canada. This comes as President Trump's tariffs cause concern around the world. Touria Izri, a Global News national reporter,

As we mark the 50 years of G7 cooperation, I cannot find a better time for us to host this important meeting,' says Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly - Anadolu Ajansı

Tensions rise at the G7 Summit as Trump's tariffs and Ukraine policy create divisions among allies. Can unity be maintained?- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly on Thursday called on the world's leading industrialized democracies to aim for a "just and lasting peace" in Ukraine. Despite serious differences with Washington over the course of the war in Ukraine,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet his Canadian counterpart at a G7 gathering Thursday, but discussion of American annexation threats has been ruled off-limits at talks

G7 foreign ministers are to meet in Canada as Russia considers a proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Peace in Ukraine is likely to top the agenda for Thursday’s meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stressing the need to ensure Kyiv is “in the strongest possible position”.