The G20 is a global forum of 19 individual countries ... Russian membership of the G8 (which became the G7) was suspended when Russia annexed the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine.

The G7 (formerly G8 when Russia was a member) and G20 international groups contain most of the countries in the world with the largest economies. Summits or meetings of the leaders of the G7/G20 ...

The broader grouping, the G20, far more closely reflects the real state of affairs, which is what we are concerned with." The G7 is an integration ... it was called the G8. In March 2014, as ...

And, last but not least, the G7 countries’ conflict with Russia has stiffened competition with the G20 format ... move towards the resumption of the G8 format," the diplomat noted.