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KANANASKIS, Alberta: Leaders of some of the world鈥檚 biggest economic are arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and US President Donald Trump鈥檚 unresolved trade war.
Israel鈥檚 strikes on Iran and Tehran鈥檚 retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of a more volatile world.
Trump in recent days vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran鈥檚 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a US official told The Associated Press, in an indication of how far Israel was prepared to go.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had discussed efforts to de-escalate the crisis with Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as other world leaders and said he expected 鈥渋ntense discussions鈥� would continue at the summit.
Trump is summit鈥檚 wild card
As summit host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to abandon the annual practice of issuing a joint statement, or communique, at the end of the meeting.
With other leaders wanting to talk to Trump in an effort to talk him out of imposing tariffs, the summit risks being a series of bilateral conversations rather than a show of unity.
Trump is the summit wild card. Looming over the meeting are his inflammatory threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland on Sunday for a highly symbolic stop on his way to Canada. Macron warned that Greenland is 鈥渘ot to be sold鈥� nor 鈥渢o be taken.鈥�
鈥淓verybody in France, the European Union thinks that Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken,鈥� he said during a news conference, applauded by the local crowd.
鈥淭he situation in Greenland is clearly a wakeup call for all Europeans. Let me tell you very directly that you鈥檙e not alone,鈥� Macron added.
Trump is scheduled to arrive late Sunday in Kananaskis, Alberta. He will have a bilateral meeting with Carney on Monday morning before the summit program begins.
鈥楬e tends to be a bully鈥�
Leaders who are not part of the G7 but have been invited to the summit by Carney include the heads of state of India, Ukraine, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Australia, Mexico and the UAE. Avoiding tariffs will continue to be top of mind.
鈥淟eaders, and there are some new ones coming, will want to meet Donald Trump,鈥� said Peter Boehm, Canada鈥檚 counselor at the 2018 G7 summit in Quebec and a veteran of six G7 summits. 鈥淭rump doesn鈥檛 like the big round table as much he likes the one-on-one.鈥�
Bilateral meetings with the American president can be fraught as Trump has used them to try to intimidate the leaders of Ukraine and South Africa.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chr茅tien told a panel this week that if Trump does act out, leaders should ignore him and remain calm like Carney did in his recent Oval Office meeting.
鈥淗e tends to be a bully,鈥� Chr茅tien said. 鈥淚f Trump has decided to make a show to be in the news, he will do something crazy. Let him do it and keep talking normally.鈥�
Last month Britain and the US announced they had struck a trade deal that will slash American tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum. It has yet to take effect, however, though British officials say they are not concerned the Trump administration might go back on its word.
Starmer鈥檚 attempts to woo Trump have left him in an awkward position with Canada, the UK鈥檚 former colony, close ally and fellow Commonwealth member. Starmer has also drawn criticism 鈥� especially from Canadians 鈥� for failing to address Trump鈥檚 stated desire to make Canada the 51st state.
Asked if he has told Trump to stop the 51st state threats, Starmer told The Associated Press: 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to get into the precise conversations I鈥檝e had, but let me be absolutely clear: Canada is an independent, sovereign country and a much-valued member of the Commonwealth.鈥�
Zelensky expected to meet Trump
The war in Ukraine will be on the agenda. President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to attend the summit and is expected to meet with Trump, a reunion coming just months after their bruising Oval Office encounter which laid bare the risks of having a meeting with the US president.
Starmer met with Carney in Ottawa before the summit for talks focused on security and trade, in the first visit to Canada by a British prime minister for eight years.
German officials were keen to counter the suggestion that the summit would be a 鈥渟ix against one鈥� event, noting that the G7 countries have plenty of differences of emphasis among themselves on various issues.
鈥淭he only the problem you cannot forecast is what the president of the United States will do depending on the mood, the need to be in the news,鈥� said Chr茅tien.