At the G7 summit in Canada, leaders discussed the Ukraine war and tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing the need for increased sanctions on Russia and support for Israel, while calling Iran a source of regional instability and stressing the importance of energy market stability.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the G7 was no longer significant for Russia and looked “rather useless” now, while latching onto the assertion of US President Donald Trump that it had been a big mistake to expel Russia from the Group of Eight in 2014.

Amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, Donald Trump surprised all by cutting short his visit to the G7 summit in Canada on Monday. The US president said that he must return to Washington to deal with the rising tensions in West Asia.