President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in the summit of leaders of the G7 countries ("Big Seven"), which will be held in Italy on June 13-15.
Zelenskyʼs spokesman Serhiy Nikiforov said on the air of the telephon that it will be either online, or the president will be present there. The key topics will be the build-up of further defense support, air defense of Ukraine, the development of the fighter coalition and the steps necessary to accelerate the transfer of F-16s to Ukrainian forces. Ukraine expects "key decisions" from its allies, Nikiforov noted.
The Italian publication Ansa wrote that 15 representatives of countries and international institutions were invited to the summit.
At the end of May, the Financial Times, with reference to unnamed US officials, wrote that in Italy, Zelensky and the leader of the States Joe Biden should sign a bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and the US.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President for Legal Affairs Iryna Mudra told Babel that the leaders of the G7 countries should come to the summit with a common position regarding Russian assets. There they will discuss the issue of a loan to Ukraine, which can be repaid with excess profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation.
So far, there is no consensus on full confiscation, says Mudra. The USA and Great Britain support it, while Germany and France are categorically against it and are looking for alternatives, such as collateralization.
- After the G7 summit, the Global Peace Summit on Ukraine will be held in the Swiss city of Bürgenstock. The key topic is the Ukrainian peace formula and ways to settle the war that was unleashed by Russia.
- Ukraine received confirmation from 107 countries and organizations regarding their participation in the Peace Summit in Switzerland. Palestine and Israel were invited to it — Kyiv invited all countries that support or do not support Ukraine to hear everyoneʼs opinion in order to end the war.
- Only representatives of Russia were not invited. Moscow, Zelensky said, is actively threatening and putting pressure on some states not to go to the Summit. Some countries "began to help Russia in the diplomatic disruption of the Summit", and China discourages other countries from going to it. The US has confirmed its participation at a high level, but so far there is no concrete confirmation of Bidenʼs participation. China rejected the invitation.