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G7 members are expected to ratify a long-term security agreement with Ukraine at the NATO summit. The package will include defense equipment, training and intelligence sharing.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the deal would send a "strong signal" to Russian President Putin. The aid comes after Ukrainian President Zelensky criticized NATO's reluctance to offer Kiev a deadline to join the alliance.
Sunak also said that Kiev's allies are increasing their formal agreement to protect Ukraine for the long term.
"We can never see a repeat of what happened in Ukraine and this statement reaffirms our commitment to ensure that it is never left vulnerable to the kind of brutality that Russia has inflicted on it again," he said .
He added that supporting Kiev's path to NATO membership as well as formal, multilateral and bilateral agreements by NATO members would send a clear message to the Russian president and restore peace to Europe.
He said the UK had played a leading role in the deal involving G7 partners Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
US President Joe Biden earlier suggested a model for Ukraine similar to his country's deal with Israel. Under this agreement, Washington has pledged to provide $3.8 billion in military aid annually over a decade.
But unlike NATO membership this does not include a clause to come to the aid of the target nation during a time of attack. The G7 package comes after NATO said Ukraine could join the military alliance once the allies agree and conditions are met, a delay Zelensky has called "absurd". Kiev admits it cannot join NATO while it is at war with Russia, but wants to join as soon as possible after the fighting ends.
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