US EditionTrump slams Obama, Trudeau for pushing Russia out of G8 summit years ago: 'Wouldn't have a war'
- At the 2025 G7 Summit in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, President Donald Trump criticized the 2014 expulsion of Russia from the G8.
- Trump attributed Russia's exclusion primarily to Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama, whom he said opposed Russia's inclusion after the Crimea annexation.
- Trump asserted that Russia's removal complicated international relations, claimed Putin speaks only to him now, and mocked Trudeau's role in the decision.
- He stated, "The G7 used to be the G8" and that "you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in," but acknowledged "too much water has gone over the dam."
- Trump suggested Russia and possibly China should rejoin the group, and he planned to meet Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
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