The readmission of Russia in the Group of Seven most industrialised countries became a bone of contention between Donald Trump and his partners during a summit held in Biarritz (France), as the Europeans and Canada insisted on maintaining the group as a “club of liberal democracies”.
Trump’s Russia ties
EurActiv.com: Trump deepens divisions by pushing for Russia’s readmission
US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (2nd R) attend a working breakfast in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
