EVIAN, France — A statement being prepared by the G7 countries for publication on June 16 is expected to emphasize how Ukraine now has the upper hand against Russia on the battlefield, but is set to shy away from any of the big financial pledges needed to ensure Ukraine can keep financing that military success. The EU agreed a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to Ukraine in April 2026, which is supposed to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's total financial and defense needs until the end of 2027.

G7 countries should fund the remaining third of Ukraine's budgetary needs over the next two years, and the EU is going to ask them to do so, European Commission President Ursula…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that G7 leaders at the summit in Évian will discuss how to cover the part of Ukraine's financial needs for 2026-2027…