Trump Calls Expelling Russia from G8 ‘a Big Mistake’ at Canada Summit

CALGARY, Canada—President Donald Trump said on June 16 that throwing Russia out of the group formerly known as the Group of 8 (G8) was a mistake. His comments came during a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit, held in Kananaskis, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, from June 15 to 17. Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presence in the group could have prevented the ongoing war in Ukraine. “I’m not saying he should [join] at this point, because too much water’s gone over the dam, maybe, but it was a big mistake,” Trump said, criticizing former U.S. President Barack Obama....