G7 leaders hear from Ukraine's president, India's PM at summit in Germany

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed G7 leaders virtually at their summit in Germany as they discussed the threat to global stability posed by Russia's invasion of his country.

The leaders met in a bright and beautiful meeting room in Schloss Elmau, Germany, a veritable mountaintop castle surrounded by blooming meadows and stunning vistas.

The conflict has been a running theme through Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meetings with world leaders in Schloss Elmau, Germany, as well as last week at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.

Trudeau spoke to Zelenskyy on the first day of the G7 summit to inquire what he needs from the leaders.

Before the meeting, Trudeau and summit host Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke during a walk from the manor building, or schloss in German, down to one of the meadows, nestled between the building and the mountain view.

“We are cautious that we will help the Ukraine as much as is possible, but that we also avoid that there will be a big conflict between Russia and NATO,” Scholz told the media during a photo op with Trudeau.

While G7 leaders have been united in their condemnation of Russia, they are also expected to meet with Narendra Modi, India's Prime Minister, who has been invited to the summit but who also tightened economic and diplomatic ties with Russia in recent months

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gathers with G7 leaders Joe Biden, President of the United States, Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, Ursula von der Leyen, President European Commission, Charles Michel President European Council, Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany for a presentation by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau on Monday, June 27, 2022