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groundloop

(13,117 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 03:24 PM Jun 16

Donald Trump repeats call for Russia to be readmitted at G7 summit in Canada

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump has displayed his disdain for the collective western values supposedly championed by the G7 group of industrialised countries by again demanding that Russia be readmitted to the group. He also said the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Moscow had been kept in the club.

Trump made his remarks in front of media, alongside Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, who is hosting the G7, at the start of the summit’s first round of talks.

Russia was thrown out of the G8 after it invaded Crimea in 2014, and Trump’s defence of Vladimir Putin came a day before the US president is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the fringes of the summit. It will be the first meeting between the two men since Pope’s Francis’s funeral in April.

Zelenskyy is pressing for a reluctant Trump to respond to Putin’s refusal to agree a 30-day ceasefire by applying sanctions on Russia that the US Senate has already approved.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/donald-trump-repeats-call-for-russia-to-be-readmitted-at-g7-summit-in-canada

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Donald Trump repeats call for Russia to be readmitted at G7 summit in Canada (Original Post) groundloop Jun 16 OP
Trump and Putin are pure evil. Irish_Dem Jun 16 #1
Kraznov is an international disgrace. 📣Stop kissing kremlin's asses! SheltieLover Jun 16 #2
I mean, he's a Russian asset so of course he will advocate for his masters Prairie Gates Jun 16 #3
Uh no Lulu KC Jun 16 #4
Hell NO, Putin's Puppet. Cha Jun 16 #5
What a disgusting, despicable, treasonous Piece of Shit is this Turd! Tarzanrock Jun 16 #6
And.. in some kind of convoluted logic that defies reason... ananda Jun 16 #7
For this, the G7 needs to kick out the felon who calls for an international criminal to be in the G7. ancianita Jun 16 #8
Absolutely not!! blue-wave Jun 16 #9
Did he have on a Russian flag lapel pin? nt moniss Jun 16 #10
if be keeps it up our country might be thrown out and it'll kimbutgar Jun 16 #11
I'd rather that felon was booted Marthe48 Jun 16 #15
Russian asset Sessuch Jun 16 #12
trump still kissing Putin's ass. republianmushroom Jun 16 #13
Why stop with Russia?? AZ8theist Jun 16 #14
Trump's a Russian ass hat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 16 #16

Tarzanrock

(1,188 posts)
6. What a disgusting, despicable, treasonous Piece of Shit is this Turd!
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jun 16

In all my memory of every despicable, disgusting American 'Traitor' -- none have been worse than the Krasnov-Turd. The Krasnov-Turd 'shames' America and all the goodness America stands for in this world!

ananda

(32,573 posts)
7. And.. in some kind of convoluted logic that defies reason...
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 05:02 PM
Jun 16

he's blaming the current war on Obama.

He said if he had been President the leader wouldn't have
been kicked out of the G8, and there wouldn't be a war now.

He should have a seat at the table.

The sad part: neither the press nor Carney contradicted
this absolutely crazy and horrible statement.

ancianita

(41,039 posts)
8. For this, the G7 needs to kick out the felon who calls for an international criminal to be in the G7.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 06:16 PM
Jun 16

blue-wave

(4,730 posts)
9. Absolutely not!!
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 16

Trump will never stop with his pro-kremlin bullshit. I wish I knew what Putin has on him.

kimbutgar

(25,542 posts)
11. if be keeps it up our country might be thrown out and it'll
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:05 PM
Jun 16

become G6 as we become a pariah nation under the orange taco hitler.

Marthe48

(21,227 posts)
15. I'd rather that felon was booted
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:42 PM
Jun 16

with the sh**hole he's made the U.S. than for putin to be allowed to return.

If G7 became G6, it might wake some people up to the reality of our degradation.

AZ8theist

(6,784 posts)
14. Why stop with Russia??
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:38 PM
Jun 16

Admit North Korea, Iran, and Hungary. Admit all his fascist dictator "heros" while his drooling demented brain spews more idiotic ideas.

Why not??

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