“We need to talk not about intentions, but about form. This, of course, is not a serious form, things are not done that way, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Zakharova also said that in this case it is important to understand what the members of the G7 format want, what they can agree on, after which the relevant proposals should be sent to Russia.
The representative of the Foreign Ministry added that the Russian side will consider the proposals, if “those will be on the table.”
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he supported the return of Russia to the G8. French leader Emmanuel Macron also called this perspective appropriate.
At the same time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson negatively assessed this possibility.