Trump Says Having Putin at G-7 Is Better Than Excluding Him
- President has previously called to readmit Putin into group
- Trump blames Obama over Russia’s annexation of Crimea
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President Donald Trump said he wants to invite Russia’s Vladimir Putin to next year’s Group of Seven summit because having the country “in the room is better than having them outside.”
“My inclination is to say, ‘Yes, they should be in,’” Trump said Monday in Biarritz, France, at the conclusion of this year’s G-7 meetings.