G-8 Suspension Tops Limited Toolkit to Sway Russia
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The U.S. and other Group of Eight nations suspended preparations for a June summit in Russia because of the military action in Ukraine, as Secretary of State John Kerry signaled Russia may be pushed out of the G-8.
It wouldn’t be hard to remove Russia from the elite group, analysts said, if the other seven members banded together to do so. These same analysts were divided on what effect such a move would have, with some saying it could sting Russian President Vladimir Putin and others saying he would shrug it off.