Britain will lend Ukraine 2.26 billion pounds ($2.94 billion) as part of a much larger planned loan from the Group of Seven nations backed by frozen Russian central bank assets to help buy weapons and rebuild damaged infrastructure.

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As part of an international initiative, the UK will lend Ukraine £2.26 billion ($3 billion) then recoup the money from the interest earned on Kremlin investments in Europe.