Russia Not Welcome at G7, Trudeau Says

Russia Not Welcome at G7, Trudeau Says
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Ottawa, on April 24, 2020. Blair Gable/Reuters/File Photo
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OTTAWA—Canada does not support Russia’s return to the Group of Seven, proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend, because Moscow continues to flout international law, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

“Russia was excluded from the G7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago, and its continued disrespect and flaunting of international rules and norms is why it remains outside of the G7, and it will continue to remain out,” Trudeau said during his daily news conference.