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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Natalia Zinets and Jonathan Landay

G7 pledges billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and other attendees pose for a family photo during the G7 Summitin Koenigswinter, near Bonn, Germany May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

The Group of Seven agreed on Thursday to provide Ukraine with $18.4 billion to pay its bills, funds that Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said would speed up Kyiv's victory over Russia and which were just as important as "the weapons you provide".

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters at the G7 finance leaders' meeting in Germany: "The message was, 'We stand behind Ukraine. We're going to pull together with the resources that they need to get through this.'"

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