US EditionTrump slams Obama, Trudeau for pushing Russia out of G8 summit years ago: 'Wouldn't have a war'
- At the June 2025 G7 Summit in Alberta, President Donald Trump criticized the 2014 expulsion of Russia from the Group of Eight .
- He cited Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea as the reason for its removal from the group, but mistakenly held then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former President Barack Obama responsible for Russia's ousting, despite Trudeau not yet being in office at that time.
- Trump argued that excluding Russia was a 'big mistake' and claimed the ongoing war in Ukraine could have been avoided if Russia remained in the group and he had been president four years ago.
- He remarked that including Russia in the group would have complicated matters but could have prevented the conflict, a view the Kremlin echoed, also describing the G7 as largely ineffective.
- The G7 nations continue to meet without Russia until it changes course, while Trump remains skeptical about sanctions and open to expanding the group to include China.
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After Trump's departure, G7 leaders fail to reach agreements on key issues
President Trump left the G7 early, and leaders at the summit did not make any major agreements on issues such as world conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Iran, the AP indicated.
This year, Canada hosted the G7 summit, which was also attended by the US, the UK, Italy, France, Japan and Germany. The main character of the meeting, as in many other events, was US President Donald Trump, who left the summit after the first day due to the resolution of the war between Iran and Israel. He was replaced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the second day. There were also several comical moments at the meeting, when Trump…
G7 Leaders Fail to Reach Ambitious Joint Agreements on Key Issues after Trump’s Exit
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues — closing a summit that was forced to try and show how the wealthy nations' club might still shape global policy despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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