Now we are six: G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump’s early exit

By ROB GILLIES and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KANANASKIS Alberta AP Six of the Group of Seven leaders are trying on the final day of their summit Tuesday to show the wealthy nations club still has the clout to shape world events 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 will be joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte to discuss Russia s relentless war on its neighbor European Council President Antonio Costa from left Japan s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni French President Emmanuel Macron Canada s Prime Minister Mark Carney U S President Donald Trump Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a family photo during the G Summit in Kananaskis Alberta Monday June Suzanne Plunkett Pool Photo via AP World leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of helping to defuse a series of pressure points only to be disrupted by a showdown over Iran s nuclear operation that could escalate in dangerous and uncontrollable approaches Israel launched an aerial bombardment campaign against Iran on Friday and Iran has hit back with missiles and drones Trump left the summit in the Canadian Rocky Mountain resort of Kananaskis a day early late Monday saying I have to be back very central As conflict between Israel and Iran intensified he declared that Tehran should be evacuated this instant while also expressing optimism about a deal to stop the violence Before leaving Trump joined the other leaders in issuing a announcement saying Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and calling for a de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East including a ceasefire in Gaza Getting unanimity even on a short and broadly worded comment was a modest measure of success for the group At the summit Trump warned that Tehran must curb its nuclear undertaking before it s too late He announced Iranian leaders would like to talk but they had already had days to reach an agreement on their nuclear ambitions and failed to do so before the Israeli aerial assault began They have to make a deal he explained Questioned what it would take for the U S to get involved in the conflict militarily Trump reported Monday morning I don t want to talk about that But by Monday afternoon Trump warned ominously on social media Everyone should instantly evacuate Tehran Shortly after that Trump decided to leave the summit and skip a series of Tuesday meetings that would address the war in Ukraine and contract issues The sudden departure only heightened the drama of a world that seems on verge of several firestorms Trump already has imposed severe tariffs on multiple nations that threat a global economic slowdown There has been little progress on settling the wars in Ukraine and Gaza Trump s stance on Ukraine puts him fundamentally at odds with the other G leaders who back Ukraine and are clear that Russia is the aggressor in the war The U S president on Monday suggested there would have been no war if G members hadn t expelled Putin from the organization in for annexing Crimea Trump on Monday demurred when demanded if he supported Russia saying I only care about saving lives With talks on ending the war at an impasse Starmer explained Britain and other G members were slapping new tariffs on Russia in a bid to get it to the ceasefire negotiating table Zelenskyy is due to attend the summit Tuesday at Carney s invitation along with other leaders including Rutte and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Trump declined to join in the sanctions on Russia saying he would wait until Europe did so first Related Articles Israel s strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning Judge rules certain NIH grant cuts illegal saying he s never seen such discrimination in years Trump immigration policies targeting Democratic cities energize organizers leave others confused US and UK announce a bargain deal but steel imports are still being negotiated Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy s actions destabilizing When I sanction a country that costs the U S a lot of money a tremendous amount of money he commented Trump had been scheduled before his departure to meet with Zelenskyy and with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum On the Middle East Merz communicated reporters that Germany was planning to draw up a final communique proposal on the Israel-Iran conflict that will stress that Iran must under no circumstances be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material Trump also seemed to put a greater priority on addressing his grievances with other nations pact policies than on collaboration with G allies The U S president has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as tariffs on autos Trump is also charging a tax on imports from largest part countries though he could raise rates on July after the -day negotiating period set by him would expire He revealed with Starmer that they had signed a arrangement framework Monday that was previously broadcasted in May with Trump saying that British contract was very well protected because I like them that s why That s their ultimate protection Associated Press writers Will Weissert in Banff Alberta and Josh Boak in Calgary Alberta contributed to this story