By John Irish, Jarrett Renshaw and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders faced early challenges during meetings in Canada on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said removing Russia from the former Group of Eight over a decade ago had been a mistake.

President Trump's upcoming week is expected to include addressing the Israel-Iran conflict, attending the G7 summit in Canada and responding to nationwide anti-ICE protests.

While visiting Canada on Monday for a Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump made wrong assertions about Canada and multiple other topics.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to assert his presence as host of this year’s Group of Seven leaders‘ summit. Carney’s first G7 challenge was his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday morning,

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Carney held a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, where the two planned to discuss trade among other global issues. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on the meeting and the president's answers to reports on Russia,