Russia was previously expelled from the summit after the annexation of Crimea in 2014

Comments from US president are likely to infuriate Ukraine and other European allies who have sought to isolate Moscow diplomatically

"Vladimir Putin doesn't want to talk because he was very insulted when he got thrown out of the G8," the US president said

President falsely accuses Trudeau of ousting Russia from the G8 in 2014 even though he would not become Canada’s head of government until November 2015

Russia was previously expelled from the summit after the annexation of Crimea in 2014

US president said Ukraine war would not have happened if Moscow had not been thrown out in 2014 over Crimea

Tensions erupted at the G7 summit after Donald Trump sensationally claimed that expelling Russia from the group in 2014 was a 'big mistake' and even blamed it for Vladimir Putin…

US president lobbying G7 leaders for Russia to be readmitted to global grouping – key US politics stories from Monday 16 June

Fact checks flowed online after the president made claims about Russia at the summit.