Ukraine's Kuleba asks G7 to provide air defense systems

STORY: "The strategy of our partners in Israel seems to be in preventing damage and death. ... In the last months, the strategy of our partners in Ukraine seems to be in helping (us) to recover from damage," he said ahead of the Capri talks.

"So our job today is to find a way where our partners will design a mechanism, a way that will allow us also to avoid death and destruction in Ukraine."

U.S. domestic political wrangling has delayed the delivery of desperately needed aid for Ukraine worth $60.84 billion, but the U.S. House of Representatives might finally get to vote on the package this weekend, bringing some hope to G7 ministers.