Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday ruled out Russia's participation in the next G7 summit, as US President Donald Trump wanted when he announced the meeting's sine die postponement .
"Russia was excluded from the G7 after the invasion of Crimea a few years ago and it has continued to disrespect and disregard international standards and rules, and that is why Russia remains outside of the G7 and that is not going to change, " said Justin Trudeau at his daily press conference in Ottawa.
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The Prime Minister was interviewed by a journalist about the President's proposal on Saturday to invite other countries to join the summit, including Russia. “I do not feel that the G7 correctly represents what is happening in the world. It is a group of countries very outdated, " Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Saturday, adding that he would like to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to join an expanded summit in the fall.
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Trump has not ruled out that the summit will take place in September, before or after the United Nations General Assembly, or even "perhaps (...) after the presidential election" in November in which he will run for office. a second term.