G8 Summit and Russia

Russia: G7 leaders jointly issued The Hague Declaration on Monday, in which they have agreed to hold their own summit in Brussels in June instead of attending the G8 summit with Russia in Sochi. That decision holds until "the environment comes back to where the G8 is able to have a meaningful discussion." , according to CBC. "This group came together because of shared beliefs and shared responsibilities. Russias actions in recent weeks are not consistent with them," the declaration reads. Read The Hague Declaration here Russia eyeing Moldova's separatist region next? Stephen Harper says he'll push for Russia's expulsion from the G8 Leaders of the world's seven most industrialized nations are reaffirming their support for Ukraine's territorial integrity by suspending their own participation in the G8 until Russia changes course, effectively killing the Group of Eight. The group is also advising its foreign ministers to not attend the April meeting in Moscow. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.