$50 billion to Ukraine by the end of 2024

The loan to Ukraine should be repaid through “interest earnings from frozen Russian assets.”

the G7 countries They have them on Thursday Italy The beginning of the summit, according to information Paris It agreed to pay Ukraine $50 billion (about €46.5 billion) by the end of the year. The French presidency said on Wednesday, “There is an agreement.”

The loan to Ukraine should be repaid through “interest earnings from frozen Russian assets.”

Arms supplies and support to Ukraine

According to French sources, the idea is an “American initiative.” “If for some reason Russian assets are released or the interest on the assets is insufficient to finance the loan, we will have to think about how to share the burden,” he explained. Elysee Palace tracking.

Earlier, a spokesman for the US National Security Council said. Jake SullivanHe announced that there would be “unity among the G7 on using these frozen assets to help Ukraine rebuild.”

In Italian Borgo Ignazia The Group of Seven major industrialized nations (G7) summit begins on Thursday. In the afternoon, the focus will be on providing more aid to Ukraine. Then the Ukrainian president takes it too Volodymyr Zelensky Participate in discussions. Zelensky was still there Wednesday evening Saudi Arabia Where he is with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman He talked about the Ukrainian peace conference that will be held in Switzerland this weekend.

Zelensky and the US President also want to attend the G7 summit Joe Biden Their two countries sign a bilateral security agreement. According to American information, the agreement includes the delivery of weapons and support to Ukraine, but without the deployment of American military forces. She added that this is similar to the bilateral agreements that Ukraine has already signed with 15 other countries.