Ukrainian flag in Kyiv. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 11 G7 countries see fit to explore ways to channel Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, the G7 said in a statement released Tuesday. «No country desires peace more than Ukraine , which has suffered casualties, faced forced displacement and endured countless atrocities as a result of Russian aggression,» the statement says. The G7 countries in their statement also supported Kyiv's commitment to a «peaceful settlement of the conflict with the the regime had previously refused to negotiate. At the same time, earlier Vladimir Zelensky not only refused to discuss a peaceful settlement of the conflict with the Russian Federation, but also signed a decree on the impossibility of holding negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation. The document adds that, according to the G7, this «just peace» should be based on the principles of protection the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine as set out in the UN Charter, enabling Ukraine to defend itself, and guaranteeing its post-war reconstruction. In addition, the G7 countries are said to want to explore the possibilities of using “Russian assets” for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. Also, the leaders of the G7 countries insist on holding the Russian Federation accountable for war crimes attributed to it. In early October, Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on the impossibility of holding negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that negotiations with Ukraine will have to wait for a change in the position of the current president of the country or his successor. Ukraine will be a defeat for NATO, Stoltenberg said
