By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Jarrett Renshaw KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders met on Monday seeking a common approach on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East but before their summit formally began,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterparts from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan were joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte and discussed Russia’s relentless war on its neighbor at what has essentially become just the G6.

Russia was once in the exclusive club of major economies but was kicked out following its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.