G7 countries are going to allocate more than 18 billion euros to Ukraine

Flags of countries participating in the G7 summit. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 20. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner confirmed that the G7 countries are going to provide Ukraine with more than 18 billion euros (more than $19 billion). Earlier, Reuters, citing the draft document, reported, that the G7 countries will provide Ukraine with $18.4 billion in grants and loans to cover the country's current needs. «It seems that we (the G7 countries) can raise more than $18 billion to support Ukraine,» the minister said in an interview with Bloomberg television. Lindner added that the US is committed to paying $7.5 billion. The financial assistance will also include funds from «EU programmes,» he said. According to the minister, in the next month Ukraine should not have problems related to financing «state needs». The G7 includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.G7 leaders called on Russia to unblock food imports from Ukraine