President Donald Trump on Monday used his first public appearance at the 2025 Group of Seven summit to revive a years-old complaint about the group’s response to Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and attack host country Canada’s former head of government during a bilateral meeting with the current prime minister.

Ahead of the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, President Trump told reporters that it was a "big mistake" for Russia to have been kicked out of the then-G8, which took place after Russia invaded Crimea. "[Putin] doesn't even speak to the people that threw him out.

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters at the G7 summit in Canada and said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was insulted after being thrown out of the G8 summit. Trump went on to say he understands that Putin took offense and stated that Putin "doesn't even speak to the people that threw him out.