G7 in Évian: Trump Sets the Agenda, Zelensky Relegated to a Mere 'Working Session'

Germany

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European G7 bloc: unity under pressure · 4 of 11 countries

Berlin scrutinizes Evian with cold lucidity: measured hope on Ukraine, but conviction that the transatlantic fracture under Trump is now structural, and Europe must shoulder the burden of its own security alone.

Brazil

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Countries seeking direct access to Trump · 3 of 11 countries

Brasília reads the Evian G7 as a rare diplomatic window opening hour by hour: Lula accelerated his departure to avoid missing Trump, carrying simultaneous pressure from American tariffs and the Global South's agenda for world governance reform.

Canada

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G7 allies managing American unpredictability · 3 of 11 countries

Ottawa champions a 'new world order' of middle powers while sparing Trump ahead of the USMCA review

South Korea

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Countries seeking direct access to Trump · 3 of 11 countries

Seoul watches the Evian G7 as a high-stakes diplomatic arena: invited as a partner for the second consecutive year, South Korean officials scan for an opening to secure a bilateral Lee-Trump meeting on the summit's margins, though no certainty exists that such an opportunity will materialize.

United States

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Ukraine and peace architecture · 2 of 11 countries

Washington reads the G7 as a stage for Trump's bilaterals, with the war in Iran dominating the agenda

France

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European G7 bloc: unity under pressure · 4 of 11 countries

Paris hosts the G7 knowing you 'cannot manage Trump' and that the American president will set the calendar

India

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Countries seeking direct access to Trump · 3 of 11 countries

New Delhi comes to argue for Middle East de-escalation and prepare the first Modi-Trump face-to-face since February 2025

Italy

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European G7 bloc: unity under pressure · 4 of 11 countries

Rome weighs each bilateral through the lens of its ambition to be the Atlantic bridge: Meloni seeks influence on Ukraine and Iran while consolidating her standing with Trump, with whom she has not spoken in a long time.

Japan

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G7 allies managing American unpredictability · 3 of 11 countries

Tokyo casts itself as Asia's energy spokesperson against the 'worst crisis since the 1970s' and the closure of Hormuz

United Kingdom

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European G7 bloc: unity under pressure · 4 of 11 countries

London arrives at Evian weakened by internal crisis: Defence Secretary Healey's resignation and the collapse of the Franco-German fighter programme force Starmer to defend a European defence architecture whose credibility he struggles to prove.

Ukraine

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Ukraine and peace architecture · 2 of 11 countries

Kyiv gauges its real weight in the protocol: a 'working session' with Trump, but no separate bilateral