‘Trump under pressure from Israel to make a more qualified entry into war with Iran’

Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues — closing a summit that was forced to try and show how the wealthy nations’ club might still shape global policy despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterparts from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Japan were joined during Tuesday’s final sessions by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, François Picard is pleased to welcome Germany’s former Ambassador to NATO Joachim Bitterlich. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Faculty Dean’s Office at ESCP Business School in Paris and former European, Diplomatic and Security Advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl.