Russia to be readmitted to the g seven it was all smiles during this family photo but besides the italian Prime Minister the other leaders are not on board with. Bringing moscow back into the g. Seven fold. The scene looks idyllic but as leaders pulled together for the socalled family photo it was clear that one of the men in the middle u. S. President donald trump was more focused on a family feud. Leaving washington for the summit trump set the tone for the days to come he left the u. S. As allies know what he thought of their relationship with their strong god like well we fought with you in the war three they dont mention the fact that they have Trade Barriers against our farmers they dont mention the fact that theyre charging almost Three Hundred percent. What it all straightened out well all be in love again. And then he threw in this surprising tidbit. Right here
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a single sided statement issued by the canadian hosts where you mentioned that he s heading off to singapore for that format with the north korean leader what our expectations there a freshly when it seems that he can t get on the same page with traditional allies . well it certainly does send a message that he is rushing away from his european partners you know the groups that back him the most in his foreign policy for some of the most complicated issues facing the world at this time that he would really need their support to deal with and instead he is rushing away from this meeting where they are all gathered in canada to go to singapore to meet with that the leader of north korea so i think that itself sends a strong message that trumps priorities are perhaps more aligned with getting a deal that s perceived as a political win at home than it is in maintaining good transatlantic relations and relations with the other allies in the g. seven group w correspondent claire richardson t