U.S. President Donald Trump will have the opportunity to come face-to-face with some of the United States’ closest allies twice this month. He will see members of the G7 this weekend in Canada, before meeting with NATO members in the Netherlands at the end of the month. These meetings could help decide the future of American alliances and the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy efforts, particularly after escalating drone strikes in the Ukraine War and Russia’s refusal to come to the negotiation table have challenged Trump’s efforts to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. But Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had an encouraging meeting in the White House last week, which relieved some concerns about the possibility of a tense visit.
G7 and NATO Tests Trump and European Leadership | Council on Foreign Relations
