Canada disagrees with U.S. President Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 suggestion that Russia rejoin the G7 91裸聊视频 but Moscow says the idea is a non-starter anyway.
91裸聊视频淩ussia has no interest in revisiting past formats,91裸聊视频 Moscow91裸聊视频檚 Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov wrote on social media.
91裸聊视频淲hat is currently referred to as the G7 is an outdated structure, and it is naive to assume that it holds any real decision-making power in today91裸聊视频檚 global landscape.91裸聊视频
Russia used to be part of what was known as the Group of Eight until other members suspended it in 2014 in response to the invasion of Ukraine that resulted in Moscow taking over Crimea.
Trump argued last week that Russia should have retained its membership in the group and suggested that could have prevented the full-scale invasion that Moscow launched in February 2022.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 office did not respond to multiple requests for comment, after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland both flatly rejected the idea.
On Saturday, Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly also rebuffed the idea.
91裸聊视频淚 am telling the position of Canada 91裸聊视频 no way this will happen,91裸聊视频 she said.
Canada is chairing the G7 this year and plans to welcome Trump and other leaders to Alberta for a June summit.
Stepanov said Russia is advancing its interests through multilateral forums that include more developing countries, such as the G20, the BRICS group and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization.
He argued these are 91裸聊视频減latforms that reflect contemporary geopolitical realities and offer meaningful solutions to global challenges,91裸聊视频 and described Canadian reactions to Trump91裸聊视频檚 comments as 91裸聊视频渙verheated emotions.91裸聊视频