Germany: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has said. The G-7, a grouping of the world’s seven major economies, has agreed to an aid of more than US$18 billion for Ukraine’s defense efforts. The finance minister said in an interview with Bloomberg television on Friday that Ukrainians who oppose Russia’s aggression are ‘not only defending themselves, but they are protecting our values.’< /p>

Kyiv, on the other hand, is hoping to exchange surrendered Ukrainian fighters, but Russia has yet to confirm whether they will be part of the prisoner exchange.