The U.S. president left the G7 summit in Canada ahead of time due to the situation in the mediate East. German press comments
"The fact that Trump prematurely leaves G7 summit, as he wants to take care of the mediate East, one more time shows on the large phase in which the West is in", writes "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung".
"The president (US) does not even think that coordinating further action with Europeans (and Japan) would be beneficial. On the contrary, it publically indicates that Macron is not informed of his plans and even mocks the head of the French state. It's hard to get a bigger contrast with his predecessor. Biden attempted to make G7 a central component of the alliance of Western democracy against Russia, China and another autocratic powers. Trump yet sees this group as a gathering of economical and military gapovich competitors," adds "FAZ".
Also, the fact that Donald Trump "can imagine Putin as a mediator between Israel and Iran shows how dissimilar Russia's perception of Washington and a large part of Europe is now." "This is not unpredictability, as always said about Trump, it is simply a fundamentally different planet view" – he estimates "FAZ". Not even the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague will change that. According to the diary Trump is considered "the leader of America alternatively than the West".
The gathering was not in vain
In the opinion of the paper "Frankfurter Rundschau" in the past, the G7 countries demonstrated common values during their meetings and agreed objectives specified as promoting prosperity or protecting the climate. However, "this time, leading industrialised countries have been struggling to agree on a declaration calling for a deescalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran. That's not enough, of course. But the gathering of leading Western industrialised countries was not futile," the paper points out.
"Six leaders had to effort to keep U.S. president Donald Trump in line and win his concessions. They are all dependent on this most influential trading partner in the world, and this is not just about a customs dispute. Above all, Europeans request US military power to defend themselves. And shortly before next week's NATO summit, they can't upset Donald Trump. And even if no 1 likes it, one more time they had to endure a lot on Trump's side and tighten their teeth" – he says "Frankfurter Rundschau".
Munich's Muenchener Merkur diary asks, "What's Donald Trump planning?" "His theatrically hastily leaving the G7 summit in Canada, an apocalyptic sounding informing to the people of Tehran to leave the city immediately: All of this must sound dangerous to the ears of Iranian Mullahs – and that was most likely precisely how it was expected to be, like the last informing to the government in Tehran," we read.
"If the leaders there have so far believed that they are reasonably safe before the U.S. enters the war, Trump's fresh threatening gestures are clearly intended to destruct this assurance and persuade the Ayatollahs to quit the atomic bomb," the Munich paper estimates.
As he adds, based on the instinct of a politician like Trump, "he would not be himself if he did not see the chance given to him by the spectacular Israeli war successes: the Iranian theocracy wobbles to specified an degree that as part of the Trump deal he may be willing to sacrifice a atomic program to save himself," writes "Muenchener Mercury".
"It's unworthy."
The t-online portal notes in turn that in the G7 format, where allies through open conversation should look for solutions, "the heads of six powerful industrialized countries revolve around the seventh: Donald Trump".
"And then they act like it's totally normal. Just don't upset him, due to the fact that then Donald will get upset. It's not worthy. Unfortunately, dignity in politics is rather irrelevant. It's about power. And the president of the United States has her like no another in the world. Therefore, the uncomfortable fact is: with him there is no another way, but without him there is no another way... Trump won't be any different, it won't be any better. No 1 has any more illusions about this. It doesn't work, so it's going to go on like it has? Sounds like the definition of insanity. But only in this way is the chance preserved, saving what is left of the global community" - estimates t-online.
In turn, "Volksstimme" from Magdeburg criticises the paper agreed at the G7 summit.
"The Declaration on the mediate East, which the G7 countries agreed to, is simply a frighteningly one-sided document. due to the fact that there is no unexpected Israeli attack on Iran as a violation of global law! The situation is completely different in the case of the war in Ukraine, where Russian violations of global law are highlighted all day. In addition to stopping the atomic threat, the G7 countries indirectly support the second main nonsubjective of this war: the overthrow of the Mullahs. Western capitals believe that the government (in Iran–red.), which is highly unpopular among many Iranians, will be swept distant during rocket strikes. This could be a large mistake. Liberation by Israeli bombs – that would be the last thing a nation as assured as Iranian would want. On the contrary, war contributes to increasing hatred of Israel in the mediate East from Turkey to Oman," we read.
