The upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit will provide an opportunity for the bloc to discuss trade tensions and the war in Ukraine, but the meeting is more likely to expose divisions among Western powers, despite some progress in certain areas. On June 15-17, leaders from the G7 industrialized democracies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) will meet in Alberta, Canada, for the bloc's 51st leaders' summit. Leaders from the European Union and select other countries, including Ukraine, will also be in attendance. The meeting will be the first official gathering of G7 leaders since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January. Since then, Trump has taken a number of actions that have upended ties with close U.S. allies in the bloc, including imposing sweeping tariffs and rhetorically criticizing multiple G7 members, not least summit host Canada. Preparatory work was done in...
