olaf scholz: G7 to debate ‘Marshall plan’ for Ukraine: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned Wednesday that he needs to debate the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine” with the leaders of the Group of Seven nations at their upcoming summit in Germany.

Scholz hopes for a united entrance on long-term help for Ukraine when he hosts the annual G-7 summit in Bavaria subsequent week. The group of the world’s main financial powers is made up of the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, the U.Okay., Canada and Japan.

The chancellor instructed Germany’s parliament that “rebuilding Ukraine might be a process for generations.” Recalling his
go to final week to Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that noticed intense combating, he mentioned that “some issues there remind not simply me of the photographs of German cities after World Struggle II.”

Like Europe then, “Ukraine in the present day wants a Marshall plan for its rebuilding,” Scholz mentioned – referring to the U.S.-sponsored plan that helped revive European economies after WWII.

Billions of {dollars} might be wanted to finance rebuilding over years, and that may solely work if European nations, different main donor nations and worldwide organizations work collectively, Scholz mentioned. He has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to debate the matter with the G-7 leaders by video hyperlink on Monday.

Apart from funding, “one factor is de facto decisive – we should agree … what such a ‘Marshall plan for Ukraine’ can appear like,” he added. “How we coordinate it internationally; how we determine collectively sooner or later what investments advance Ukraine quickest on its European path.”

Scholz mentioned that, along with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, he’ll name for a high-ranking knowledgeable convention on Ukraine to be convened beneath the umbrella of Germany’s G-7 presidency.

European Union leaders are count on at a summit Thursday and Friday to grant Ukraine the standing of a candidate for membership, kicking off a progress that may seemingly take years and whose success is not assured.