Editing G8 (section)

=== A "new G8" ===
On 11 June 2022, [[Vyacheslav Volodin]], the current [[Chairman of the State Duma]], announced on [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] that "countries wishing to build an equal dialogue and mutually beneficial relations would actually form, together with Russia, a 'new G8{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaya |first=Lynn |title=Russia to form 'new G8' with Iran and China |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/russia-to-form-new-g8-with-iran-and-china |website=NationalPost.com}}</ref> Although Volodin mentioned the group of eight countries not participating in the sanctions against the Russian Federation—China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Iran, and Turkey—there have been no updates regarding the new G8; however, five of the seven nations listed are already a part of [[BRICS]].