“Russia was expelled from the G7 after it invaded Crimea several years ago. Her continued disrespect and violation of international rules and regulations is the reason she remains and will remain outside the G7, ”Trudeau said during a press conference.

An excerpt from his speech was posted on Twitter.

Earlier, Trump had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

During the conversation, as stated in the Kremlin, the US president spoke about his idea of ​​holding the G7 summit with a possible invitation from the leaders of Russia, Australia, India and the Republic of Korea.

In the summer of 2018, Putin, commenting on the statements about the “illegality of the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation”, emphasized that Russia had a “different point of view” and that a referendum was held in Crimea in strict accordance with international law and the UN charter.

“For us, for the Russian Federation, this issue is closed,” Putin said.

Crimea became the Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014, in which most residents spoke out for reunification with Russia.