: After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia was invited to join in 1998, briefly making it the G8 . However, Russia was suspended indefinitely in 2014 following its annexation of Crimea, and the group reverted to the G7.
: In 1975, the group held its first official summit of heads of state in Rambouillet, France, as the G6 (France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA). Canada joined in 1976, forming the modern G7 . : After the fall of the Soviet Union,
: Originally founded to address economic concerns like inflation and oil shocks, the G7 has evolved to tackle global security, climate change, gender equality, and international health crises. Current Relevance as the G6 (France