US and Ukraine’s EU allies rush to agree deal on Russian assets ahead of G7
Al JazeeraRome, Italy – US officials are trying to get European allies on board for a deal to present at the G7 leaders summit later this week on how to use the interest from Russian frozen assets to support war-torn Ukraine. We believe it’s a priority for the entire G7,” US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said last week. “The US wants to bring this as a tangible result to the G7 – so there will be a deal, but it will be limited and with thousands of strings attached,” said Marta Dassu, director of European affairs at the Aspen Institute think-tank and a former deputy minister of Italy’s foreign affairs office. This is the last G7 before a potential shift in the White House administration that could have radical consequences for Ukraine should former US President Donald Trump win.