The 2018 meeting in Charlevoix , Canada , was marred by fractious negotiations concerning tariffs and Donald Trump 's unorthodox position that Russia should be reinstated to the political forum G8 , despite its limited national wealth and its lack of an advanced economy according to the IMF . The Trump administration had just imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on many countries , including European countries that are fellow members of the G7 , and Canada , the host country for the 2018 meeting . Trump arrived late , left the meeting early , expressed dismay at Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau for holding a press conference in which Canada restated its position on tariffs ( a public criticism of Trump 's economic policy ) , and directed his representatives at the meeting to not sign the economic section of the joint communique that is typically issued at the conclusion of the meeting . An opinion writer at the '' Washington Post '' , Max Boot , opined that Trump had turned the meeting into a confrontation between the " G-6 versus the G-1 . " and economist Paul Krugman suggested that it probably had more to do with whatever hold Putin has over Trump personally
2018 meeting in Charlevoix , Canada
44th G7 summit
Group of Seven