In an interview with the online edition of the German newspaper Rheinische Post, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that he G-7 leaders' decision not to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to their forthcoming summit in Bavaria is a misstep, Sputnik News reports.
He also mentioned that both the Russians and the Western leaders have made a spate of political blunders when dealing with the situation around Ukraine.
It should be noted that this year’s gathering will open in Bavaria on June 7. During the two-day summit the situation in Ukraine and efforts to contain the Islamic State and the Ebola virus will be discussed.