
LA MALBAIE, Canada (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be walking into unusually unfriendly territory this week when he meets his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies. The strong American allies have been stunned by President Donald Trump’s actions against them. Just hours after Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs kicked in against close U.S. partners, Rubio arrived in Canada for two days of talks with the top diplomats of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. Rubio will likely be hearing a litany of complaints starting Thursday about Trump’s decisions from once-friendly, like-minded countries in the G7, notably host Canada. Still, Rubio can expect cautiously optimistic responses after Ukraine accepted a proposed 30-day ceasefire with Russia.