The language agreed to by the remaining six members of the grouping will be contained in a statement that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is due to issue later in the day, the official said.
US citizen dies in Russian strikes on UkraineIn another development, the United States condemned an attack overnight on Kyiv, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on June 17, confirming the death of a U.S. citizen in Ukraine.
“We are aware of last night’s attack on Kyiv, which resulted in numerous casualties, including the tragic death of a U.S. citizen. We condemn those strikes and extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” Bruce told a news briefing. Bruce declined to give further details out of respect for the family.Read more: PM Modi to Trump: India never discussed trade or mediation during Operation Sindoor
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, early on June 17 said a U.S. citizen had died during an overnight air attack on the city, writing on the Telegram messaging app that the 62-year-old American was pronounced dead by doctors in the city. He gave no other details.
Russia flattened a section of an apartment block in Kyiv, its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year, as a huge barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles killed at least 16 people and wounded 134.
Ukrainian officials declared a day of mourning on Wednesday (June 18) for victims of what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of the most horrific attacks on the capital during the war.
Russian troops are pressing on with a grinding advance in eastern Ukraine and have opened a new front in the Sumy region in the northeast, despite calls for a ceasefire from U.S. President Donald Trump, whose efforts to bring an end to the war have faltered.
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