Canada firmly dismisses Trump's call to re‑admit Russia to g7
There is no possibility that Canada will allow Russia to be present at the meeting of the most developed democratic countries in the world, the G7 group, scheduled for June, informed Canada's Foreign Minister, Mélanie Joly. Donald Trump, however, supports the idea of including Russia in this group.
"no way this will happen."Joly was asked during a teleconference to comment on the statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, who mentioned last week that it was a mistake to remove Russia in 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, from the then G8 group. Joly responded that "there is no way" for Russia to return to this group.
Canada has chaired the G7 from January 1 to the end of the year. The G7 summit is set to be held from June 15 to 17 in Kananaskis, Alberta. The group consists of democratic countries with the most developed economies in the world: the U.S., Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada. Representatives of the EU also attend G7 summits, including the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
Canada wants to strengthen cooperation with the EU
Joly has conducted talks in France, Germany, and Belgium in recent days, with the main goals, as reported by the media, being to increase Canada's trade with EU countries, protect jobs, and counteract American tariffs. Discussions also covered the future security of Canada and the EU, closer cooperation on defense issues, and intelligence collaboration.
Joly described her conversations with European politicians as a "wake-up call" for them. "It was necessary for me to be in Europe to tell them exactly what's going on," Joly remarked about the effects of the American president's decision on the U.S. itself and the world. "In that context, it was a wake-up call for Europeans to hear what we're going through," Joly added.
