President Trump said Thursday he wants Russia to be readmitted to the Group of Seven (G7) economic and political forum, more than a decade after Moscow was kicked out following the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. “I’d love to have them back,” Trump, 78, told reporters in the Oval Office. “I think it was a mistake to throw them out.” “It’s not a question of liking Russia or not liking Russia,” the president added. “They should be sitting at the table. I think [Russian President Vladimir] Putin would love...

The G7 consists of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, with the European Union participating as a nonenumerated member, meaning the bloc does not hold the rotating presidency. Russia used to be a member of the intergovernmental forum, formerly known as the G8, until its membership was suspended in 2014 after it invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea. Moscow officially left the group in 2018 and has repeatedly said it does not want to rejoin. Trump said it is “very possible” the full-scale war in...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would like to see Russia invited back to join The Group of 7 (G7) major economies. The G7 countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. These economies dominate global trade, and Russia was a member of the "G8" until 2014—but was expelled from the group in response to its annexation of Crimea, part of Ukraine. "I'd love to have them...

President Donald Trump said he 'trusts' Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after the two men spoke for 90 minutes while his administration was accused of giving away concessions in advance of talks to try to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said he would 'love' to have Russia back in the G7 – the gang of economic powerhouses that it got booted from after it annexed Crimea from Ukraine. 'I'd love to have them back. I think it was a mistake' to throw them out, he said. His comments...

Donald Trump has said he would love to have Russia return to the G7 group of advanced economies, and that expelling the country "was a mistake". Russia had been a member of the club of industrialised nations, then known as the G8, until it was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014. "I'd love to have them back. I think it was a mistake to throw them out. Look, it's not a question of liking Russia or not liking Russia," the US president said at the White...