India Putin does not want Russia to return to the G7
According to head of state Vladimir Putin, Russia is not planning to return to the Group of Seven (G7) of major industrialized nations. He said this in an interview with the Indian television channel India Today before a two-day state visit to New Delhi.
04.12.2025, 10:21
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The G7's share of the global economy has been shrinking for years, Putin told the Russian state news agency Tass in the interview. He therefore did not understand why they were called the "Big Seven". "What's big about it?"
The nuclear power Russia was admitted to the group of states in 1998 not because of its economy, but because of its political importance. After the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014, it was excluded again. The US peace plan for an end to the war in Ukraine envisages inviting Moscow and expanding the group back to the G8.
Putin acknowledges Trump's role as mediator
This was not discussed during the recent visit to Moscow by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, said Putin. He commented on Tuesday's meeting himself for the first time and called it useful. He praised US President Donald Trump's attempts to mediate an end to the war, but said: "It is no easy task for two conflicting parties to reach a consensus."
The Kremlin leader once again threatened Ukraine that Russia would militarily conquer the entire Donbass and New Russia if Ukrainian troops did not vacate them. In Moscow's parlance, New Russia historically refers to the south of Ukraine - the regions of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson, which Russia already considers its own, as well as the Odessa region.
