Joe Biden says ‘democracies can deliver’ as G7 agree $50bn Ukraine aid deal

President hails breakthrough as US and Ukraine also announce 10-year bilateral security agreement

Joe Biden claimed democracies can deliver" as he announced the leaders of the G7 western economies had finally reached an agreement that will mobilise an extra $50bn (39bn) of aid to Ukraine using frozen Russian state assets.

Speaking at the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, on Thursday, Biden hailed the breakthrough as he met Ukraine's president Volodymr Zelenskiy and announced the two countries had also signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement, ending 12 months of difficult negotiations.