Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelensky said via social media on Thursday that he expects
"important decisions" to come from the G7 summit in Puglia.
G7 leaders hope to be able to finalize an agreement on the use
of Russian assets that were seized in the West following
Moscow's invasion of Ukraine to help Kyiv at the G7 summit,
which Zelensky is set to attend.
The White House has said G7 leaders are hopeful of reaching an
agreement on Thursday and European Council President Charles
Michel expressed optimism too.
"I am very confident that an agreement can be reached in the
next few hours," Michel told reporters on the sidelines of the
summit at the Puglia resort of Borgo Ignazia.
"The aim is to improve the proposals so that more resources are
available, as quickly as possible for Kyiv.
"Ukraine needs money now. The resources must be used for all the
country's needs, including reconstruction," Michel added,
expressing "gratitude" to the Italian duty presidency of the G7
for its work.
The idea is to use the interest on around 300 billion euros of
Russian assets as collateral for a loan of around 50 billion
euros to Ukraine.
Washington has been pushing hard for this, but European nations
have been more prudent due to technical issues regarding the
legal implications of such a move
Zelensky also said that he would sign the security agreements
with Japan and the United States at the summit.
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