In a major development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to increase funding for Ukrainian weapons production and explore opportunities for localised arms manufacturing. Zelenskyy made the call ahead of Canada assuming the Group of Seven (G7) presidency.

While thanking Canada for providing defence assistance, including the NASAMS (an air defence system), Zelenskyy also discussed strengthening sanctions against Russia. In a post on X, he wrote, "I spoke with Canada's Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau ahead of Canada's G7 presidency. We discussed key priorities, including strengthening sanctions against Russia--particularly targeting their propaganda networks and shadow fleet."