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Trump criticizes Russia being booted from G7
The Hill ^ | June 16, 2024

Posted on 06/16/2025 10:55:57 AM PDT by Miami Rebel

President Trump began the Group of Seven (G7) summit Monday in Canada by arguing it was a mistake to kick Russia out of the organization more a decade ago.

“The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named [former Canadian Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn’t have a war right now if you had Russia in,” Trump said during his first meeting of the summit with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Trump has made similar comments in the past. Russia was booted from the group in 2014 for illegally annexing Crimea from Ukraine.

Russia in 2022 launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Trump and his administration have pushed for an end to the war, and while Russian and Ukrainian officials have met for direct talks, there has been little progress toward a ceasefire.

Trump spoke Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of several talks the two leaders have held since Trump began his second term. Trump is expected to have a meeting while in Canada with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7. Trump has met Zelensky in person twice, once at the White House during a volatile bilateral meeting and another time at the Vatican.

President Trump began the Group of Seven (G7) summit Monday in Canada by arguing it was a mistake to kick Russia out of the organization more a decade ago.

“The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named [former Canadian Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn’t have a war right now if you had Russia in,” Trump said during his first meeting of the summit with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Trump has made similar comments in the past. Russia was booted from the group in 2014 for illegally annexing Crimea from Ukraine.

Russia in 2022 launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Trump and his administration have pushed for an end to the war, and while Russian and Ukrainian officials have met for direct talks, there has been little progress toward a ceasefire.

Trump spoke Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of several talks the two leaders have held since Trump began his second term. Trump is expected to have a meeting while in Canada with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7. Trump has met Zelensky in person twice, once at the White House during a volatile bilateral meeting and another time at the Vatican.

Trump on Monday also signaled an openness to inviting China to be part of the G7 moving forward.

“I wouldn’t mind that,” Trump said of China’s inclusion. “If someone wants to suggest China.”


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KEYWORDS: embarrassing; g7; harpernottrudeau; putin; trump
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Canada’s not either, but China and India are.

Russia was in the then-G8 (and punches above its weight economically).


21 posted on 06/16/2025 11:13:21 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“Russia has the more nuclear weapons than all the pipsqueaks in the G7 combined.”

Cool. The G7 is not a military treaty organization. Based on your criterion, Pakistan and North Korea should perhaps have seats on the G7 too.


22 posted on 06/16/2025 11:15:15 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel
G7 is the enemy of America.

23 posted on 06/16/2025 11:16:09 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
You're delusional. The CIA's war is about regime change in Russia so Russia's vast natural resources can be appropriated.

Talk about being delusional. How does an independent, western leaning Ukraine lead to regime change in Russia and the appropriation of its resources?

24 posted on 06/16/2025 11:16:27 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: shelterguy
#18: "Your ire should be pointed at the little Castro wannabe who buys his clothes at the GI Joe doll store."

LOL! Brilliant! 👍

25 posted on 06/16/2025 11:17:52 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Miami Rebel

Trump wants to do personal business in China, the world’s largest economy as measured by PPI.


26 posted on 06/16/2025 11:18:29 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (TERM LIMITS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CORRUPwitj T CAREER POLITICIANS. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Agreed.


27 posted on 06/16/2025 11:19:06 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Miami Rebel

Actually I don’t think Canada is top 7.


28 posted on 06/16/2025 11:19:17 AM PDT by Codeflier (Don't worry....be happy)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No, I’m pointing out your hypocrisy for being concerned the West will rob Russia of its resources while the real thief is already in the Kremlin.


29 posted on 06/16/2025 11:22:04 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Miami Rebel
You can choose your opinions, but you cannot choose your facts.

And you can't make up your "facts" and get us to believe them. Cite all the Brussels propaganda think tanks and DC NGOs you want

Other sources tell us - Russia produces nearly twice the electricity that Germany does. It produces 3X the steel. It's the 3rd largest oil producer in the world, and 2nd in natural gas. It's #1 or #2 in most metals and metal products. After the USA (and recently France) its the 3rd largest weapons exporter. Even in computer chip fab plants, Russia is 7th globally. I will grant you - Russia is 14th in fast-food consumption (even though Germany is 20th)

GDP is a questionable statistic to start with, and in the hands of biased propagandists, it turns into complete BS

You've gone beyond that, and use such BS for strategic policy recommendations. Shame on you.

30 posted on 06/16/2025 11:22:10 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: 9YearLurker

“Russia was in the then-G8 (and punches above its weight economically).”

?????

German GDP per capita = $54,343.23 (all numbers 2023)
UK.................................= $49,463.86
Russia............................= $13,817.05

THAT is punching above it’s weight??


31 posted on 06/16/2025 11:25:22 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

Do you not understand what “punching above its weight” means?

And it was a way to bring Russia into the West after the USSR fell.


32 posted on 06/16/2025 11:27:39 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Miami Rebel

And here, pal: https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/


33 posted on 06/16/2025 11:30:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: pierrem15
No, I’m pointing out your hypocrisy for being concerned the West will rob Russia of its resources while the real thief is already in the Kremlin.

PDS is strong with this one.

34 posted on 06/16/2025 11:31:26 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: PGR88

Forget Brussels. THE BANK OF RUSSIA claims a Russian GDP of 201.2 trillion rubles ($2.41 trillion) for 2024. In no way is it in the big leagues.

Picking random industries to make your argument is sad and misleading. “Turkey produces more tobacco than Germany! Serbia produces more slivovitz!”


35 posted on 06/16/2025 11:34:27 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: 9YearLurker

I haven’t a clue, since Russian economic growth has been 1-2% since 2010, excluding COVID and excluding the current downturn.

Does it mean invading its neighbors (ten times since 1991!)? Then yes, Russia is most definitely punching above its weight.


36 posted on 06/16/2025 11:40:49 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel
Forget Brussels. THE BANK OF RUSSIA claims a Russian GDP of 201.2 trillion rubles ($2.41 trillion) for 2024. In no way is it in the big leagues.

As I mentioned - in a sanctioned currency.

The point is, your argument that Russia is far outside the G-7, and can be ignored, is utter nonsense.

I'll summarize it, since you find it difficult to understand - Russia is near the top of ALL things that make a large, modern economy, materials, energy, technology.

Don't try to dismiss this with childish comments about Turkey and Tobacco, to push your awful, DC deep-state, warmonger agenda.

37 posted on 06/16/2025 11:41:08 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Miami Rebel

Didn’t they let Russia in, then kick them out so they could freeze their assets?


38 posted on 06/16/2025 11:52:23 AM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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To: Miami Rebel

How do you count wealth? How do you count power? Can power be counted as wealth? If so, Russia should be part of this group. They have many nukes, control many political puppet states, and exert their influence globally. They should have a chair.


39 posted on 06/16/2025 11:53:24 AM PDT by Whatever Works (The real power lies in who counts the votes and controls the teleprompter.)
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To: PGR88

It was never in the top eight BEFORE sanctions.

Mexico is tops in agave and avocados. Colombia in coffee. Cherry-picking industries does NOT = GDP.

By the way, in your laundry list of “Russya Strong!”, you somehow included TECHNOLOGY as a Russian strong suit. I’m assuming that that was a proof-reading error. Russia is importing cars from China and drones from Iran. Cars and drones are NOT advanced tech, but even these Russia is incapable of producing in quantity on its own.

One last point: Westerners (like Tucker Carlson some months ago) equate Moscow and St. Petersburg with Russia. The fact is that those cities are where the money goes. In aggregate the country is backwards and poor.

According to a 2018 study by the Russian State Statistics Service (Rosstat), only approximately 77.4% of households had indoor plumbing.


40 posted on 06/16/2025 11:55:12 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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