Speaking at the White House, the US leader notes his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, had pushed for Russia's expulsion.
It was not the first time Mr Trump has suggested Russia be brought back into the G7, which groups the US, Germany, Japan, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - the countries representing 58% of the global net wealth of $317tn .
He said in 2018 that Russia should attend a forthcoming G7 summit in Canada, with a Kremlin spokesman seeming to reject the idea, saying Russia was focused on other formats.President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not choose the G7 and would be happy to host its members in Moscow. The US leader has periodically called for closer ties with Russia, despite his administration's policy including strong sanctions against Moscow.Last week, US administration officials knocked down media reports that Stephen Biegun, the US envoy for North Korea, was being considered as the next ambassador for Russia.
If Mr Sullivan is nominated for the role, he would succeed Jon Huntsman, who resigned earlier this month amid speculation he plans to run for governor of Utah.
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