US President Donald Trump is convinced that the collapse of the G8 was one of the reasons for the war in Ukraine, and he blames Barack Obama for it.

Axar.az reports that, according to Trump’s interview on The Axios Show, responsibility for the collapse of the G8 format lies with Barack Obama.

"They should have kept the G8. You probably wouldn't have the war with Russia and Ukraine if they did, but Obama didn’t want Putin there," Trump said.

"It used to be the G8. (It) would have been much better if they kept that that way," he added.

Trump has expressed this position before — in June 2025, he made a similar statement, blaming Obama and former Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau for Russia’s exclusion from the G8.