Tag: G-7

Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada’s Trudeau

The following article by Damian Paletta and Anne Gearan was posted on the Washington Post website June 9, 2018:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office posted a photo from the Group of Seven meeting in Quebec City on June 9. It quickly went viral. (Elyse Samuels /The Washington Post)

QUEBEC CITY — President Trump feuded with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and threatened to impose penalties on foreign automobile imports Saturday, capping an acrimonious meeting of the Group of Seven industrial nations that further frayed ties between the United States and its closest allies.

Trump said Saturday evening that he had instructed U.S. officials to withdraw support for a joint statement with other member nations he had backed just hours earlier, saying the United States would not join after Trudeau publicly criticized Trump’s trade policy. Continue reading “Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada’s Trudeau”

Trump calls for Russia to be reinstated to G-7, threatens allies on trade

The following article by Damian Paletta, Anne Gearan and John Wagner was posted on the Washington Post website June 8, 2018:

On his way to the G-7 summit in Canada on June 8, President Trump called for Russia to be reinstated to the group of economic leaders. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

CHARLEVOIX, Quebec — President Trump called for Russia to be readmitted to the Group of Seven industrial nations Friday, reaching out to an adversary as he further scrambled an international summit that has showcased a rift between the United States and its closest allies.

Russia was expelled four years ago after it annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region, and it has since angered U.S. lawmakers and foreign powers over interference in the U.S. presidential election, among other actions. But Trump broke with most other G-7 leaders during the first day of their annual summit with his call to bring back Russia. Continue reading “Trump calls for Russia to be reinstated to G-7, threatens allies on trade”