G7 leaders strike deal on $50bn funding for Ukraine using Russian assets

On the $50bn for Ukraine, Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said: “This won’t be the end of the story. “Unfortunately, it can’t be the end of the story. There is more to do. But at least this particular bridge has been crossed and that is of tremendous benefit to the Ukrainians,” he added.