Group of Seven leaders arrived in Evian-les-Bains braced for a potential blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and the war in Ukraine.

Axar.az reports, citing Politico, that instead they emerged from the first full day of G7 talks unexpectedly optimistic about their relationship with the White House — and somewhat less concerned about whether next month’s key NATO summit in Turkiye would be derailed, according to two senior EU diplomats.

Trump’s apparent openness to increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, along with his need for allied support to stabilize a framework ceasefire agreement with Iran, shaped the discussions. The outlines of a possible deal — in which Trump backs Europe on Ukraine in exchange for European assistance in securing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway whose closure during the Iran war previously drove energy prices sharply higher — appear to be taking shape.

The diplomatic outreach is aimed at keeping Trump aligned with Western allies ahead of a crucial NATO summit set to take place next month in Ankara, Turkiye.

“We just have to get through this and get to Ankara,” one senior EU official quipped ahead of the G7.