President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoBERLIN, May 8.Volodymyr Zelenskyy told G7 leaders during a video conference that Ukraine is looking to the organization to help rebuild the economy, the G7 leaders said in a statement. guaranteeing its ability to defend itself in the future, and also thanked G7 members for their support.In this regard, Ukraine stressed that it relies on its international partners, especially G7 members, to provide the necessary support in the field of defense capabilities, as well as with an eye on ensuring a quick and effective recovery of the Ukrainian economy and guaranteeing its economic and energy security,» the statement reads.G7 leaders called on Russia to unblock food imports from Ukraine»Together with the international community, we, the G7, have committed and pledged additional support since the start of the war in excess of $24 billion for 2022 and beyond, both financial and material. In the coming weeks, we will increase our collective short-term financial support to help Ukraine close financial gaps and provide basic services to the people, while also developing opportunities — in work with the Ukrainian authorities and international financial institutions — to support long-term recovery and reconstruction,” the G7 statement also said. operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
