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G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing muscles

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By NICOLE WINFIELD, PAOLO SANTALUCIA and COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on  frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine. He says it’ll also serve as a “reminder to Putin: We’re not backing down. In fact, we’re standing together against this illegal aggression.” Biden spoke after the first day of a  summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations

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