And the war in Iran, now consuming American diplomatic bandwidth and military resources, has accelerated a crisis of trust that Ukraine’s war exposed but did not create. By the end of the meeting, Rubio and Kallas held a brief bilateral exchange on the sidelines in an attempt to defuse the atmosphere. “I am very frustrated with NATO,” Trump declared. Outlook: A Long-Deferred ReckoningIn the brief bilateral conversation that followed the G7 session, Rubio and Kallas reportedly worked to smooth the surface. A year after the commitment Kallas cited was made, Russia remains in Ukraine, American patience has produced no publicly quantifiable cost for Moscow, and the Iran conflict has reshuffled every geopolitical priority.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 28, 2026 17:04 UTC