FOCUS: Trump's G7 presence hints at where his faith in G2 with China stands

GENEVA — U.S. President Donald Trump attended this year's G7 summit in France, signaling a cautious embrace of multilateral engagement. He described the gathering as 'extremely successful' and used it to brief colleagues on Washington's recent peace talks with Tehran, while backing efforts to tighten Russia sanctions and bolster Ukraine’s air defenses. He also revived the idea of a U.S.-China 'G2'—an informal two-power approach that has unsettled allies uneasy about sidelining coalitions—and warned that such a bilateral axis could reshape global decision-making. Analysts caution that a G2 risks undermining durable detente, with questions about whether multilateral cooperation can coexist with U.S. unilateral leverage.