President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

The G7 used to be the G8,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in Kananaskis, Alberta, where Canada is currently hosting a meeting of G7 leaders. “Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in.

Trump claimed the Ukraine war wouldn't have occurred if Russia had remained in the G8, sparking criticism for overlooking Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough wondered why President Donald Trump keeps letting Russian President Vladimir Putin embarrass him on the world stage. The U.S. president made historically inaccurate claims to argue in favor of readmitting Russia back into the Group of Seven,

Donald Trump began his time at the G7 summit in Canada by saying Russia should never have been kicked out of the forum – an awkward moment for host prime minister, Mark Carney.The US president used a brief media appearance to revive his years-old complaint about Vladimir Putin’s removal in the wake of the 2014 invasion of Crimea.

Speaking during a press briefing with Canadian PM Mark Carney on June 16, ahead of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Trump stated that Moscow should never have been excluded from G8 after the invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Trump’s Middle East decision. The Trump Card. The G7 mood. As Israel and Iran entered their fifth day of war, D