The Kremlin said on Friday that the Group of Seven nations no longer united the world's fastest growing economies and had therefore lost much of its relevance after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would love to have Russia return to the group.

The Kremlin on Friday responded coolly to US President Donald Trump saying he would "love" to see Russia reinstated in the Group of Seven (G7) major economies. Russia was a member of the club, then known as the G8,

Russia had been a member of the G7 club of industrialized democracies, then known as the G8, until Moscow was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014. "I'd love to have them back.

The Kremlin on Friday dismissed as a "provocation" accusations by Ukraine that a Russian drone had damaged the containment shelter at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight.

The Kremlin on Friday rejected reports that Russia targeted the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, calling the allegations "fake" and a "provocation" aimed at disrupting international talks.

A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump discussed ending the war in Ukraine, and Putin invited Trump to Moscow, the Kremlin said.

Russian officials and state media has taken a triumphant tone after U.S. President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vla