Zelensky expects 'important decisions' on Ukraine at G7 summit

"Good progress" has been made on a plan to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50bn per year for Ukraine.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersZelensky expects 'important decisions' on Ukraine at G7 summit1 hour agoBy Alex Smith, BBC News • James Landale, Diplomatic correspondent, @BBCJLandaleShareGetty ImagesUkrainian forces say they urgently need more advanced Western weapons to fight invading Russian troopsUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he expects "important decisions" at the G7 summit of leaders from seven of the world's richest nations to help his country fight invading Russian forces.

"A large part will be devoted to Ukraine, our defence and economic resilience," he said in a post on Telegram.

The White House says the G7 has made good progress on a US plan to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50bn (£39bn) a year for Ukraine.

Mr Zelensky, who is attending the summit in Puglia, southern Italy, is also expected to sign new security deals with Japan and the US.

The G7 nations of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US have been important financial and military supporters of Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

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