After strike on Iran, Trump focuses on his megabill

President Trump, participating in a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as world leaders gathered in Alberta for the G7 summit, called it a "mistake" for Russia to have been removed from the G8 in 2014 for annexing Crimea.

"The G7 used to be the G8," Trump said. "Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in. And I would say that that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."

"It was a mistake in that you spend so much time talking about Russia. And he's no longer at the table, so it makes life more complicated," Trump added.

Asked later if he believed Russia's Vladimir Putin should have a seat at the table with other world leaders at this week's summit, Trump responded: "I'm not saying he should at this point because too much water has gone over the dam, maybe. But it was a big mistake."

President Donald Trump arrived on Sunday in Canada for a Group of Seven summit, where international leaders are expected to focus on trade, energy and the resolution of conflicts, including Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Trump is scheduled on Monday morning to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who held their first in-person meeting at the White House last month.

Trump, Carney and other leaders -- from Italy, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom -- are then scheduled to hold several sessions, which will stretch into the evening in Kananaskis, a district in the Canadian Rockies.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine is also expected to attend the two-day summit.