August 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday it would be appropriate to let Russia join the G7 group of advanced industrialized countries.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, had wanted Russia out of what used to be the G8.
“But I think it’s much more appropriate to have Russia in. It should be the G8 because a lot of the things we talk about have to do with Russia,” Trump said.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; writing by Mohammad Zargham; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
