Kremlin on Tuesday agreed with US President Donald Trump’s view that it was a “mistake” to expel Russia from G8 in 2014. However, it has been stated that the G8 format now has a slightly practical value for Russia, and the G7, in its current form, appeared “useless”, the Reuters quoted the Kremlin. Trump criticized the administration of Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau for removing Russia from the G8, which later became the G7. He called the verdict a “serious mistake” and claimed that he was the President at that time, the Russia-Ukraine war would never happen. “G7 G8 used to be. About nine years ago, Russia was excluded, I am confident that there was a serious mistake. Then, leaders like Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau did not want to include Russia, but remained on the table, maybe we will not face war today. If I were the President 4 years ago, we would not have had a war, “he attended the G7 Summit on Monday.Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Saturday, during which they agreed that there was a need to resolve the growing tension between Iran and Israel. The conversation also briefly addressed the Russian war in Ukraine and the ongoing prisoner swap situation. Trump mentioned that, although Ukraine was not the primary subject, he talked about the upcoming exchange efforts and Putin’s interest in re -starting peace talks after 22 June.