Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how U.S. President Donald Trump is balancing the Russia-Ukraine and Iran wars, the European Union’s long-awaited trade deal with the United States, and Japan raising its interest rate to a 31-year high.

‘It Has No Impact on Us’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took the G-7 leaders’ summit by storm on Tuesday, calling on all attendees to bolster their military and diplomatic support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. But while most Western powers reiterated their commitment to Kyiv, Washington sang a slightly different tune.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how U.S. President Donald Trump is balancing the Russia-Ukraine and Iran wars, the European Union’s long-awaited trade deal with the United States, and Japan raising its interest rate to a 31-year high.

‘It Has No Impact on Us’