President Trump on Friday said that Russia should be reinstated into the Group of Seven major economies. Russia was ousted from the then-Group of Eight in 2014 in order to punish Moscow for annexing Crimea and supporting pro-Kremlin separatists in eastern Ukraine.
“Whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run,” Trump said. “And in the G-7, which used be the G-8, they threw Russia out. They should let Russia come back in because we should have Russia at the negotiating table.”
“Why are we having a meeting without Russia being in the meeting?”
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{Matzav.com}
