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.

US President Donald Trump believes that if Russia had remained in the G8, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided, the US leader made this statement while speaking with journalists.

Ahead of a meeting of the Group of Seven, Trump told reporters that ousting Russia from the talks in 2014 was a "very big mistake," adding that there would not be a conflict betwe

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.

President Donald Trump started the G7 summit in Canada on a combative note by blasting the removal of Russia from the G8 as a “big mistake” and jabbing at his host’s former prime minister. “The G7 used to be the G8.

Trump criticized former President Obama and former PM Trudeau for Russia's G8 removal, claiming it was a "very big mistake" that would have prevented further war.

President Donald Trump arrived in Alberta, Canada, just before midnight on Sunday, to attend the Group of 7 (G7) industrialized nations meeting. By Monday morning he was publicly denouncing the intergovernmental economic group’s decision (as the G8) in 2014 to oust Russia after President Vladimir Putin invaded and annexed Crimea.