UWC welcomes Canada's position on expulsion of Russia from G7

“UWC welcomes Canada's steadfast position on the expulsion of Russia from G7,” the organization posted on Facebook.

The day before, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau stated that Russia's constant violation of international norms did not create grounds for its return to the G7.

"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 will continue to remain out”.

At the same time, he underscored the importance of holding regular meetings of G7 leaders. "We have always worked with the United States to agree on the timing of important G7 summit. It is very important to continue to organize such meetings and coordinate international actions amidst the crisis," the Prime Minister of Canada said.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would postpone G7 summit until at least September and that he would like to invite Russia, Australia, India, and South Korea to participate at the highest level. According to Trump, a current format of the summit is “very outdated.”

G7 consists of the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Russia was excluded from this group in 2014 after the start of the aggression against Ukraine.

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