Trump claims it ‘was a mistake' to remove Putin from G7
At the G7 summit, Donald Trump falsely accused Justin Trudeau of ousting Russia from the G8 in 2014, despite Trudeau not becoming Canada's Prime Minister until November 2015.
Trump claimed that Russia's exclusion from the G8, which he attributed to Barack Obama and Trudeau, was a mistake that contributed to the current war, and that if he were president four years ago, the war wouldn't be happening.
The decision to suspend Russia's membership from the G8 was a collective decision by the other G7 members in response to Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea in March 2014.
Trump insisted that Putin was "very insulted" by his ouster from the G8 and now only wants to speak with him.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March following Trudeau's resignation, intervened to end the press session and begin the meeting to address critical issues.
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