Dubai – Masaader News
Donald Trump, US President, said that he would “certainly” invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to next year’s G7 summit as a guest. However, Trump noted that as a “proud person” Putin might not accept the invite, according to RT News.
Trump said: “There were a lot of things that we were discussing and it would have been easy if Russia were in the room… Yesterday we were discussing four or five matters, and Russia was literally involved in all of those… matters.”
Five years ago, Putin would have been in the room as Russia was a member of what was then known as the G8.
Following the breakout of the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s reunification with Crimea, President Barack Obama blamed Moscow for a “contravention of international law.” What happened next has been described in the West as Russia’s “suspension” or “expulsion” from the club, while Moscow said the rest of the group simply didn’t show up for the planned G8 meeting in Sochi.
But despite his willingness to “invite” the Russian president to the 2020 meeting, Trump said that Putin is unlikely to attend as a guest.