MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The format of the Group of 20 of the world's leading economies is more capable of having an impact on international situations than the G8 format, which Russia is beginning to lose interest in, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
“Overall the relation to the current configuration of various formats has already been said at different venues, and of course the G20 format has been shown to be more presentable and more capable in today’s international situation. This format has a much wider potential,” Peskov told RIA Novosti when asked whether Russia would return to the G8.
“Of course, if we take into the discussion Russia’s participation or non-participation in one or another format, first of all you need to understand Russia’s intentions or the lack of intentions for that, so today Russia’s interest in the G8 isn’t as much as it was before,” Peskov said.
Previoulsly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that reviving the G8 was not on Russia's agenda as the country was more interested in cooperating with the G20 nations.
