The 40th G7 summit was held 4–5 June, 2014 in

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. It was originally scheduled to be held as the “40th G8 summit” and be hosted by

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in the Black Sea resort of

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. However, the other seven countries decided on 24 March that the summit would be instead held without Russia in Brussels.Leaders plan Brussels G7 in June instead of G8 in Sochi
Irish Independent, 2014-03-24. Following the

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and the accompanying Russian intervention in

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, there was talk of suspending or expelling Russia from the G8. On 24 March, British prime minister

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announced that the meeting would not take place in Russia due to the Crimean crisis."G8 summit 'won't be held in Russia'"
BBC News, 24 March 2014; retrieved 2014-3-24. The G8 is an unofficial forum which brings together the heads of major world powers: Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Canada (all since 1976)
''RIA Novosti,'' 4 February 2013'; retrieved 2013-6-19. the EU Commission (since 1981) and Russia (from 1997 until March 2014).Reuters
"Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?"
July 3, 2008. When the seven founding countries decided to hold the 40th such meeting without Russia, it became the “40th G7 summit”.

Leaders at the summit

The attendees included the leaders of the seven G7 member states, as well as representatives of the

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. The

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is a permanently welcome participant in all meetings and decision-making since 1981. The 40th G7 summit was the first summit for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Participants

Cancelled Sochi summit

Traditionally, the host country of the G8 summit sets the agenda. Presidential Executive Office Chief of Staff

Sergei Ivanov Sergei Borisovich Ivanov ( rus, Сергей Борисович Иванов, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪtɕ ɪvɐˈnof; born 31 January 1953) is a Russian senior official and politician who has served as the Special Representative of ...

was the chairman of the organizational committee on preparation for Russia's G8 presidency. The leaders were expected to focus on responses to new

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during the next G8 summit. The infrastructure of the

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was planned to be used to host the G8 summit. No additional pre-summit costs were budgeted. Following the Crimean events in March 2014, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as the

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and

held an extraordinary G7 summit in

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and suspended their participation in preparatory meetings for the G8. In a statement, the leaders of the G7 countries stated that Russia's occupation of the

was against the principles of the G7 and contravened the

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and its 1997 basing agreement with Ukraine.

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