Russia brushes off possibility of G8 return

Russia has not asked to rejoin the group of the world's leading economies and is perfectly happy working with the larger G20, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump called for Russia's return. Lavrov said on national television that Russia "never asked anyone to return" to the Group of Seven following the 2014 decision to suspend Russia over Moscow's annexation of Crimea. Ahead of the annual meeting of G7 leaders Trump said Russia should be allowed back, a suggestion quickly rejected by Britain, France and Germany.

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