“Russia is not invited to this meeting, the position of both the Prime Minister and Canada remains the same as last year, when this issue was raised. The answer was no, ”the official said before the G7 summit in France.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky during a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Ottawa for the position regarding the impossibility of Russia returning to the G8 format.

At the same time, US President Donald Trump said he supported the return of Russia to the G8. French leader Emmanuel Macron called such a perspective appropriate.