Because the United States drastically deviates from the G7 commitment to the previous commitment of the G7 under Trump in areas such as climate protection, development aid and world trade, the heads of state and government want to do without a comprehensive joint declaration against this background. The memory of the last G7 summit in Canada in 2018 should also have played a role. At that time, Trump had spectacularly burst by withdrawing approval for the final declaration shortly after the end.
This year, only individual explanations on the topics of migration, critical raw materials, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, forest fires and foreign influence are planned. Everything else – such as an understanding of increasing the pressure on Russia together with new sanctions – would be a great success.
