Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba granted an interview to FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, where Ukraine and the US are signing a 10-year bilateral security agreement. Kuleba called the deal a "landmark event", noting that it's the first of its kind between the two countries since Ukraine gained independence in 1991. Kuleba noted that Kyiv is signing similar agreements "with all G7 countries and beyond", saying that a "new security architecture" is being built around Ukraine.
Ahead of the G7 summit, negotiators also reached a deal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, using interest earned on profits from frozen Russian assets as collateral. Kuleba called this "a major step in the right direction".
