Reuters reports that World Bank has decided to set up an intermediary fund to help countries outside Europe to contribute to the allocation of funds to Ukraine under a loan programme guaranteed by frozen Russian assets.
During the vote, the initiative was supported by all members of the international financial organisation, except, as expected, Russia.
The fund will be financed by the United States, Canada and Japan. The amount of contributions has not yet been determined. However, it is expected that a total of $50 billion will be contributed by the G7 countries by the end of the year, 35 billion euros of which were agreed by the European Union the day before.
World Bank President Ajay Banga claims that the organisation has a successful track record of managing large non-military funds, which it will apply to Ukraine.