The Kremlin responded on Tuesday. “We agree with President Trump: it was a big mistake then to exclude Russia from the G8 format,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

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Donald Trump said at the G7 Summit that Russia’s removal from the group in 2014 was a big mistake and proposed turning the G7 into G8 or G9. He also said China’s inclusion wouldn’t be a bad idea and suggested Russia’s absence complicates global talks.