Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7

14/2/2025 6:09

U.S. President Donald

Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to

the Group of Seven nations, saying it was a mistake for Moscow

to be expelled.



Russia had been a member of the G7 club of industrialized

democracies, then known as the G8, until Moscow 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. It was the G8," Trump said at the White House

when he announced new U.S. reciprocal tariffs.



"I said, 'What are you doing? You guys - all you're

talking about is Russia and they should be sitting at the

table.' I think Putin would love to be back."



There was no immediate reaction to Trump's comments from

Canada, which is chair of the G7 this year.