Donald Trump began his time at the G7 summit in Canada by saying Russia should never have been kicked out of the forum – an awkward moment for host prime minister, Mark Carney.The US president used a brief media appearance to revive his years-old complaint about Vladimir Putin’s removal in the wake of the 2014 invasion of Crimea.

President Donald Trump claimed Monday that the Russia-Ukraine war could have been avoided if Moscow was still a part of the G7 forum. Trump called Russia’s 2014 expulsion from the group a grave mistake and suggested that Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had Trump been in the White House four years ago.

Before heading into a meeting with Carney, Trump said expelling Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group, then called G8, was a mistake He also said he feels a US-Canada trade deal is achievable but he won't give up his belief in tariffs Trump's one-on-one with Carney comes amid tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and security Edited by Brandon Livesay with chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue and Jessica Murphy at the G7 in Alberta It's the inaugural gathering for several key leaders,