Trump Wants G7 To Become G8 or G9: Here Are the 2 New Countries
The G7 summit wrapped up in Canada on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump igniting a firestorm by saying that the alliance must extend into G8 or even G9. He suggested the names of two countries that could be a part of the bloc and help in powering the group economically. One of the countries he suggested was previously a part of the bloc but was officially removed in 2014. Also Read: Can G7 Help Canada Bypass Russia To Become an Oil & Gas Superpower? Trump: G7 Must Become G8 or G9 to Grow Bigger in Financial Power Source: ABC News Trump said that removing Russia from G7 after Putin annexed Ukraine was a big mistake. “The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in,” he said. He stressed that the ongoing wars wouldn’t have happened if Russia was still a part of the alliance of nations. Apart from Russia, Trump said that he doesn’t mind China being a part of G7 taking it from G8 to G9 to get a financial boost. “It...