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...

BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Six European Union countries called on the European Commission to lower the $60 per barrel price cap put on Russian oil by G7 countries, arguing it would reduce Moscow's revenues to continue the war in Ukraine while not causing a market shock. Price caps on Russian seaborne crude as well as refined petroleum products were set by G7 countries to curb Moscow's revenues from oil trade and in this way limit the country's ability to finance its invasion of Ukraine. "Measures that target revenues from...

Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly responds to questions from reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill after question period in Ottawa on Feb. 29, 2024. Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly responds to questions from reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill after question period in Ottawa on Feb. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang Canada has issued sanctions against 14 former and present Venezuelan government officials as it joined its G7 allies in denouncing the inauguration of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. Maduro’s inauguration,...

Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday denounced what they called a lack of democratic legitimacy in the inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier in the day.

"We reject Maduro's continued and repressive grasp at power at the expense of the Venezuelan people," said a statement issued by Canada, which is this year's G7 chair.

Britain is suffering from the highest price rises in the G7, new figures show, as fears of even higher inflation mount. Prices rose by 3.5pc in the UK in November, which was far higher than the rate in any of the other seven major wealthy nations and nearly triple the rate of inflation in France, according to analysis by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Inflation over the same period was 2.9pc in Japan, the G7 country with the second highest rate. Prices rose by just 1.3pc in...

Britain’s economy showed no growth in the first three months of the new Labour Government, revised figures indicate. Growth from July to September was revised down from 0.1 per cent to zero by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), pushing Britain to the brink of a recession. In the second quarter of the year – April to June – growth was also downgraded, from 0.5 per cent to 0.4 per cent. With the economy at risk of contracting in the final three months of 2024, according to the Bank of...