US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, Jun. 16, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images )
"They threw Russia out, which I claimed was a very big mistake, even though I wasn't in politics then. I was very loud about that it was a mistake," he continued of how he reacted to the news in 2014.
Trump added later during the meeting that he was not arguing for Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the current summit, but that the previous decision more than a decade ago to remove the country was a "big mistake."
"But, it was a big mistake. Obama didn't want them and the head of your country (Trudeau), the proud head of your country, didn't want him. This was a big mistake. You wouldn't have that war. You know, you have your enemy at the table … he wasn't really an enemy at that time. There was no concept," Trump continued, referring to Putin.
"If I were president, this war would have never happened. But likewise, if he were a member of the, what was called the G8 at that time, it was always the G8, you wouldn't have a war right now."
President Donald Trump speaks as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (R) looks on as they meet during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on Jun. 16, 2025. Also pictured, L/R, are U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra. (Brendan Smialowski/ AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are also joining the summit and are expected to meet with Trump.
Firefighters and rescue personnel work at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, at Haifa, Israel, Jun. 15, 2025. (Rami Shlush/Reuters)
Iran said the strikes were a "declaration of war" and has subsequently launched its own strikes on Israel, which have rocked residential communities and left locals killed and buried under the rubble of buildings.
Trump has continued pushing for Iran to make a nuclear deal after the country pulled out of ongoing negotiations with the U.S. Sunday.
Soldiers place the Ukrainian flag on the coffin during war with Russia. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) (AP)
"They'd (Iran) like to talk, but they should have done that before. I had 60 days and they had 60 days. And on the 61st day I said, we don't have a deal. They have to make a deal. And, it's painful for both parties. But I'd say Iran is not winning this war. And they should talk and they should talk immediately before it's too late," he said.
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The summit is expected to also focus on trade and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
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