American President Joe Biden . File photoWASHINGTON, May 6. US President Joe Biden on Sunday, May 8, will hold a virtual meeting with the G7 leaders, the participants will discuss the events in Ukraine, support for Kyiv and sanctions against the Russian Federation, and on Monday will sign a law on «Lend-Lease» for Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. As Psaki said during an audio briefing, at Sunday's virtual event, the parties will discuss «recent developments» around Ukraine, demonstrate support for the country and «the continued unity of the G7.» On Monday, the president will sign the lend-lease law to protect Ukrainian democracy,» Psaki said. The draft law on lend-lease for Ukraine, approved by both houses of Congress, is designed to simplify the provision of military assistance to the country. In particular, he temporarily removes a number of «requirements related to the president's powers to lend-lease defense equipment if it is intended for the government of Ukraine or other countries of Eastern Europe that have been subjected to Russian invasion,» according to the description of the document on the website of the US Congress. The bill was introduced by Texas Senator John Cornyn in January of this year. The practice of Lend-Lease became widely known during the Second World War, when the United States, on a partially reciprocal basis, supplied weapons and strategic materials to allies in the anti-Hitler coalition, including the Soviet Union.Unprecedented catastrophe: Biden was accused in the United States of starting a conflict with Russia
