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.

Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the club still has clout despite the early departure of President Donald Trump.

Six of the Group of Seven leaders were doing their best Tuesday to wrap up their summit strong and prove that their wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of U.