A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them?

1. The Group of Eight (G-8) evolved from the Group of Seven (G-7). 2. The original G-7 started first in the mid-1970s and included France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. 3. Russia began participating in some discussions after the main G7 meetings in the early 1990s and formally joined the group, transforming it into the G-8, in 1997-1998. 4. Therefore, Russia was not one of the original G-7 members.