Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7

U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to the Group of Seven nations, saying it was a mistake for Moscow to be expelled.

Russia had been a member of the G7 club of industrialized democracies, then known as the G8, until Moscow was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014.