U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that removing Russia from the G8 group of countries (now the G7) was a mistake and expressed his desire for Russia to rejoin this informal club. He announced the beginning of arms control talks with China and Russia and stated that NATO was the reason for Russian aggression.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants to see a revival of the Group of Eight framework comprising Russia and major

The Kremlin said on Friday that the Group of Seven nations no longer united the world's fastest growing economies and had therefore lost much of its relevance after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would love to have Russia return to the group.