G7 Leaders Reject President Trump's Bid To Invite Russia

US President Donald Trump has previously supported Russia's return to the group

Foreign Policy: G-7 members reject Trump's bid to bring Russia in from the cold

No objections raised to president's suggestion that India, South Korea and Australia also be included.

President Donald Trump’s pitch to re-invite Russia to the G-7 got a swift thumbs-down from fellow world leaders on Monday.

The U.S. president, who is hosting the next gathering of leaders from major industrial nations, suggested Saturday the group ought to expand to include Russia, India, Australia and South Korea. The current members include Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada. “I don’t feel that as a G-7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world,” Trump said.

The G-7 nations agreed to suspend Russia's membership in what was then the G-8 after Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine in 2014. Readmission would require unanimous support among members of the current group.

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Update: G7 leaders reject Russia's return after Trump summit invite (BBC)

WNU Editor: This is a mistake. So when will the G7 invite Russia? Probably after Putin is gone .... maybe.

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