G7 Summit Day 1 highlights: PM Modi voices concern on maritime trade impact due to Hormuz disruptions, says several Indians lost their lives during West Asia conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) expressed concern over the impact of disruptions in maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz on the global economy during the conflict in West Asia and said several Indian civilians lost their lives.
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet, energy revenues, its defence-industrial sector and entities linked to disinformation efforts, the Canadian government said in a statement following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside the G7 in France.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will soon be able to reimpose sanctions against Russian oil, at the G7 summit where leaders are seeking to ratchet up pressure against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. G7 leaders agreed on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying Moscow should “make a deal”.
The June 15 to 17 gathering in Evian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, brings together the leaders of France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, alongside the European Union.
