Readmit Russia to G7, US President Donald Trump says to world leaders

US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to be readmitted as a member of the G7 group of industrialised nations.

Source: AAP

The country was expelled from what was then called the G8 after it annexed Crimea, but Trump said it should now come back.

He found support in Italy's new prime minister Giuseppe Conte, who tweeted that it was "in the interests of everyone" for Russia to be readmitted.