G7 leaders create platform to coordinate financial aid to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that the G7 leaders, meeting at a virtual summit this Monday (12), have decided to establish a platform responsible for “coordinating financial aid” to Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that the G7 leaders, meeting at a virtual summit this Monday (12), have decided to establish a platform responsible for “coordinating financial aid” to Ukraine.

At a press conference in Berlin, the German leader likened the reconstruction of Ukraine to the US Marshall Plan and said, “The goal is to quickly build this platform with the participation of Ukraine, international financial institutions and other partners.” Rebuilding Europe after World War II.

The leaders of the G7 – the USA, Germany, Canada, France, the UK, Japan and Italy – will hold a new conference in Paris on Tuesday (13) on emergency aid to support Ukraine and the long-term rebuilding of the country. country.

“We are convinced that it is our unity and determination that isolating the Russian president (Vladimir Putin) and we call on Putin once again to stop the senseless killings in Ukraine and withdraw his troops,” said Scholz, who heads his country’s G7. this year

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his American counterparts Joe Biden and French Emmanuel Macron to prepare for this G7 meeting and the Paris conference.

According to the Elysée, the center of the French government, this international meeting will be attended by “heads of state, heads of government, ministers” from 47 countries alongside United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

US President Joe Biden reiterated his support for Ukraine on Sunday, according to a White House statement.

These peaks occur when Russian forces target, among other things, key infrastructure infrastructure causing power outages that affect millions of people in mid-winter.

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