Russia does not raise the issue of a return to G8, but is open for dialogue with it, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said.
"We haven’t raised the issue of returning to this format, as we’ve got enough space for work," she noted. "We don’t have any conditions: if the Seven or Six-Plus-One invite us, we will work there," TASS cited the speaker as saying.
US President Donald Trump, who earlier took part in the G7 summit in Canada, spoke in favor of Russia’s re-accession to the Group of Seven. In his opinion, Russia should be at the meeting and be its participant. Later, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wrote on Twitter that everyone is interested in Russia’s return and the renewal of the G8.
