Overview

• President Trump ended his private Scotland visit with meetings at Turnberry and Aberdeenshire to fine-tune lingering trade details under recent G7 and US-EU agreements.
• Discussions centered on lifting or adjusting tariffs on UK steel imports and Scotch whisky as both sides seek balanced post-Brexit trade arrangements.
• Starmer pressed Trump to use U.S. leverage with Israel to expand humanitarian aid corridors and secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid rising food shortages.
• Leaders committed to pressing Vladimir Putin to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal within a newly shortened 10–12 day window rather than the previously set 50 days.
• Protests in Balmedie and other Scottish locations highlighted public opposition while Trump demonstrated the branding of his golf resorts as unconventional diplomatic stages.