G7 OPENS IN ÉVIAN: UKRAINE, THE IRAN DEAL AND TRUMP'S TARIFF THREAT

GERMANY

STATE

3 sources

Berlin watches the Evian G7 with dual concern: keeping Trump at arm's length while preserving European gains on Ukraine and trade.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

BRAZIL

3 sources

Brasilia anticipates the stakes of the Evian G7 through a dual lens: Lula's unprecedented attendance as an invited guest and hopes for an impromptu meeting with Trump, shadowed by direct tariff threats against Brazil.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CANADA

3 sources

Ottawa frames the G7 summit in Evian as an opportunity to reshape the global order, with Mark Carney calling middle powers to unite against the dominance of great powers.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CHINA

STATE

2 sources

Beijing reads the G7 Evian summit as a theater of reconfiguring powers: the hastily announced US-Iran peace deal exposes internal tensions within the Western bloc, while Geneva street protests underscore contradictions at the heart of the liberal international order.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED STATES

4 sources

Washington arrives at Evian in a position of strength: an Iran ceasefire agreement signed the day before, tariff threats on French wine wielded as leverage, and Ukraine relegated to a Tuesday working session — the U.S. sets the summit agenda from Trump's 80th birthday milestone.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

FRANCE

STATE

6 sources

Paris views the Evian G7 summit as a decisive test of French influence amid unpredictable US policy shifts, maneuvering between American trade pressure, the Iranian nuclear accord, and efforts to build consensus on Ukraine.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

INDIA

3 sources

New Delhi frames the Evian summit primarily through the lens of the Modi-Trump bilateral meeting and a potential trade agreement, viewing the gathering as a platform to assert India's status as an indispensable global power within an expanded G7 framework.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ITALY

3 sources

Rome measures the stakes of the Evian G7 through a dual lens: the firmness expected from Meloni on Ukraine and Italy's support for a US-Iran agreement, hailed as a diplomatic window that must not be allowed to close.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

JAPAN

3 sources

Tokyo views the Evian summit as a strategic opportunity to reposition its energy diplomacy and industrial security, advancing its supply-chain resilience agenda amid global crisis pressures.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED KINGDOM

3 sources

London navigates pragmatism between Trump's euphoria over the Iran deal and the profound uncertainties shadowing the G7 at Evian.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

RUSSIA

STATE

4 sources

Moscow reads the G7 in Evian as a demonstration of one-sided American supremacy: Trump imposes his agenda on every major issue — Ukraine, Iran, trade — leaving European allies scrambling to find their place in a diplomatic architecture redrawn from Washington.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

SINGAPORE

2 sources

Singapore reads the Evian summit through the lens of global economic stability: the Iran-US agreement and Trump's tariff threats reshape the balance sheets that the city-state monitors with acute attention.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UKRAINE

STATE

3 sources

Kyiv views the Evian summit as a decisive test: a working session between Zelensky and Trump, without a formal bilateral meeting, concentrates all Ukrainian hopes and fears on achieving a negotiated settlement to the conflict.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media