Biden to hold online meeting with G7 on new support for Ukraine
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US President Joe Biden is to discuss increased aid to Ukraine with G7 leaders. The meeting will take place on December 13 after the US allocates $20 billion to the World Bank's fund for Ukraine.
President of the United States Joe Biden plans to discuss with the leaders of the G7 countries Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as increased assistance to the state to continue the fight. This was announced by White House Advisor John Kirby on December 12 at a briefing in Washington, D.C., UNN reports .
Details
The meeting is scheduled to take place online on Friday, December 13.
According to the American official, the main topic will be the issue of assistance to Kyiv.
Tomorrow, he (President Joe Biden) is going to have a virtual conversation with his colleagues, the leaders of the G7 countries. They will discuss a number of issues of our joint support for Ukraine
He reminded that the conversation will take place after the United States allocates $20 billion to the World Bank fund, which will provide economic support to Ukraine as part of a $50 billion G7 emergency loan.
The White House adviser emphasized that this is aimed at using the income from the frozen sovereign assets of the aggressor state to rebuild Ukraine after the war.
Here in the United States, we will continue to explore ways to maximize the use of these assets
The representative of the US administration did not provide any other details of the upcoming talks.
Recall
The United States allocated Ukraine with a new military aid package worth $500 million. The package will include ammunition for HIMARS, anti-tank weapons, and anti-drone equipment.
