40th G7 summit
2014 CE.
Shown on the map at 43.600°, 39.717°.
The 40th G7 summit was held 4–5 June 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally scheduled to be held as the "40th G8 summit" and be hosted by Russia in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. However, Russia was excluded from the grouping due to its annexation of Crimea and the remaining members chose to hold the summit instead in Brussels. Following the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, there was talk of suspending or expelling Russia from the G8. On 24 March, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the meeting would not take place in Russia due to its annexation of Crimea. The G8 is an unofficial forum which brings together the heads of major economies – Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada (all since 1976), the European Union (since 1981), and Russia (from 1997 until March 2014). When the seven founding countries decided to hold the 40th such meeting without Russia, it became the "40th G7 summit".
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