Presentation of the countries "big seven" of the G7 format as the guarantor of peace and prosperity is far from the truth, and addressing critical issues related to the situation around Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, and Islamic terrorism is impossible without Russia's participation, says British expert in the field of international relations, chief editor of journal of Marcus Papadopoulos.

in the Bavarian castle ELMAU June 7-8 will meet the leaders of the countries "big seven" - Germany, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the UK. Russia, which was adopted in "seven" in 1998, with 2014 in fact excluded from participation in the meetings of the group because of the events in Ukraine.

"Before talking about the forthcoming summit" the seven ", it is important to add that the Members of the G7 are not and never were real friends of Russia. On the contrary, two members of the group of seven - Britain and the US are the worst enemies of Russia. Russian membership in the G8 has always been shaky, and this is proven by how quickly other Members have suspended him because of the fall in Ukraine. Members of the G7 single, so they are politically, economically and from a position of defense related to each other, " said the specialist Last news .

However, According to Papadopoulos, absolutely impossible to solve global problems without dialogue with Russia, which has strong relations with China, India, Brazil and South Africa, and is actively establishing relations with Indonesia and Malaysia.

"Seven" is the most influential country in the world. But they are not alone. Russia is a superpower in the field of energy, military and nuclear

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