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The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are meeting in a summit in Western Canada. Mr. Trump’s unsurprising comments about Russia have caused some commotion.
Published June 15, 2025Updated June 16, 2025, 4:21 p.m. ET
President Trump expressed regret on Monday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was not a part of the Group of 7 meetings as some of the world’s biggest powers and their allies convened for this year’s summit amid a perilous escalation in the Middle East and Mr. Trump’s reshaping of global alliances.
The annual meeting of the Group of 7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — is an important forum where the United States and many of its traditional partners have in the past met to find common ground on critical issues. It began on Sunday in Kananaskis, a stunning resort in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and will run until late Tuesday.
Russia was expelled from what was then called the Group of 8 in 2014, after Mr. Putin ordered the invasion of Crimea, beginning his yearslong quest to conquer Ukraine.
But Mr. Trump has repeatedly said he thought it was a mistake for the group to gather without Mr. Putin at the table. On Monday, as he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, he repeated that assertion.
While the agenda for this year’s summit includes the global economy and Ukraine, most leaders will attend with one goal in mind: to meet Mr. Trump and, if they do, avoid any unpleasantries.
Some past summits have offered little more than polite handshakes and a cheerful group photo. Others have seen unscripted high drama.
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