The EU is against the return of Russia to the G7, AP reported.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that Russia should not be allowed to return until it “changes course and the environment allows for the G8 again to have a meaningful discussion, and this is not currently the case.”
Borrell said that it’s up to Donald Trump, as G7 chair, “to issue guest invitations, and guest invitations reflect the host priorities. But changing membership, or changing the format on a permanent basis, is not the prerogative of the G7 chair.”
Late last week, Trump announced the rescheduling of the G7 summit to July and plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea, and India. Trump told reporters that he believes that the current composition of the group is very outdated and does not properly reflect what is happening in the world.
