President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

While Europeans would like Washington to impose more sanctions on Moscow, Donald Trump has once again expressed his disappointment with the positions of both the Russians and the Ukrainians in the search for peace.

President Donald Trump started the G7 summit in Canada on a combative note by blasting the removal of Russia from the G8 as a “big mistake” and jabbing at his host’s former prime minister. “The G7 used to be the G8.