Italy to lend Ukraine 200 million euros, Finance Minister says

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Economy Minister Daniele Franco speaks during a news conference after the Italian cabinet approved the government's 2022 budget, in Rome, Italy October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Italy will lend Ukraine 200 million euros (US$211 mln) to help it pay its bills, Italy's finance minister Daniele Franco said on Friday after a meeting of G7 financial leaders.
He said this measure had already been published in Italy's official journal of record.
(US$1 = 0.9463 euros)
(Reporting by Francesco Canepa, Editing by Louise Heavens)