German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said he pledged 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) in grants to Ukraine at a meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers on Thursday to help it with short-term liquidity needs.
"I have just declared for Germany in the meeting that we want to participate to the tune of 1 billion euros ... in grants," Lindner told reporters, adding that the finance ministers and central bankers had also discussed inflation.
