KONIGSWINTER, Germany, May 20, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - G7 industrialised nations 
have pledged $19.8 billion (18.7 billion euros) to shore up Ukraine's public 
finances as Kyiv battles Russia's invasion, said the closing statement of the 
group's finance ministers on Friday. 

The funds will be used "to help Ukraine close its financing gap and continue 
ensuring the delivery of basic services to the Ukrainian people," said the 
statement.