US President Joe Biden does not intend to send an invitation to Russia to participate in the G7, the White House said on Friday February 19, unlike his predecessor Donald Trump who said he was in favor of the idea. .
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I don't think we are extending new invitations to Russia, or reiterating new invitations to Russia,
" US executive spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters traveling with the president in Air Force One.
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Of course, an invitation would be made in partnership with our G7 partners
,” she added.
Russia was expelled from what was then the G8 in 2014, after its annexation of Crimea, which was never recognized by the international community.
