ÉVIAN, France, June 17, 2026 /CNW/ – Prime Minister’s Office “We, the Leaders of the G7, stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. We reaffirm our solidarity with the Ukrainian population suffering from attacks on their critical infrastructure and cultural heritage. We commend Ukraine for its resilience and progress on the battlefield in recent months and emphasise there is now a new momentum. To support and accelerate this new momentum, we agree to increase the delivery
of air defence capacities, additional systems and interceptors, and long-range capabilities. We are also ready to consider extending to Ukraine the benefit of licenses to allow for an increase in Ukraine’s military production. We stress the importance of energy resilience, on the basis of the needs and priorities expressed by Ukrainian authorities. We agree to provide further support to get the country through next winter. We commit to increase the pressure on the Russian war economy. In this context, we will strengthen our sanctions on
the oil and gas sectors. We consider this the right moment to proceed with additional measures, as President Trump has delivered a deal that we support in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Middle East We recognise the breakthrough and the opportunity that currently exist in the Middle East. We welcome the announcement of a deal between the United States and Iran, secured under the strong leadership of President Trump, with the support of mediating countries, which provides an historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring
any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities. We support and are ready to contribute to its implementation. We reaffirm that the right of transit passage without restrictions or tolls is the bedrock of international trade. We agree that the multinational, independent, and defensive initiative led by France and the UK can play an important role to facilitate the resumption of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz by protecting merchant vessels, reassuring commercial shipping operators, and supporting verification
that all mines are removed. We strongly support a robust and comprehensive diplomatic follow-on agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding secured by President Trump that can bring peace and security for all in the region. We underline the need for the negotiation to this end to address the threats posed by Iran in the region and beyond and ensure that they never obtain a nuclear weapon. We agree that such a negotiation would benefit from the contributions from relevant regional and international partners, including the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We reaffirm that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon. In Lebanon, we support, through an immediate robust ceasefire, the Lebanese leadership’s efforts to achieve the disarmament of Hezbollah and the monopoly of arms, and to protect Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty with the appropriate international security guarantees. In Gaza, we will accelerate humanitarian and reconstruction efforts and the swift implementation of relevant political and security measures. We call for ending violence in the West Bank. We commit to accelerate
the diversification of energy supply routes in order to reduce global vulnerability to the Strait of Hormuz and to increase our energy stocks. We welcome the potential for Canada to deliver significant additional capacity to global markets in the coming years. Indo-Pacific We highlight the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law. We reaffirm our opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, in particular by force or coercion, in the East and South China Seas and
across the Taiwan Strait, which should only be resolved peacefully through dialogue. We express deep concern about North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. We urge North Korea to resolve the abductions issue immediately. We reiterate the need to jointly address North Korea’s cryptocurrency thefts and cybercrimes. We welcome the Global Convergence for Growth Summit convened by President Macron on June 11th 2026, with the participation of
China. We reaffirm our common interest in converging with other large economies on the causes of large and persistent global imbalances and on the need to address them. We will continue these efforts within the G20 under the United States’ host year and in other relevant fora.” This document is also available at https://pm.gc.ca SOURCE Prime Minister’s Office View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2026/17/c3571.html
G7, Ukraine, air defence, interceptors, long-range capabilities, sanctions, Russia war economy, oil and gas, Strait of Hormuz, Iran deal, President Trump, Lebanon ceasefire, Gaza reconstruction, Indo-Pacific, North Korea denuclearization
More air defenses… so like more stuff that shoots down stuff. Cool I guess?
I saw “reopening the Strait of Hormuz” and that’s where my brain stopped. How does that even connect to Ukraine air defenses? Also sanctions on oil and gas always sound good until gas prices spike here.
So they’re giving Ukraine long-range capabilities but also “defending”?? Not gonna lie that sounds like escalation with extra steps. And licenses to increase military production… so we’re basically outsourcing the supply chain. I’m confused how this ends.
The Middle East part is wild—deal with Iran, nuclear weapons prevented, blah blah. Meanwhile Ukraine next winter support… so is the G7 paying for heat and electricity too or just weapons? And “new momentum” is such a vague phrase, like it’s already working right? I read that and figured the Russians just gonna run out of money somehow.