Loan part of global package to help Kyiv rebuild its economy as Joe Biden calls on Russia to release arrested Wall Street Journal reporter
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a four-year $15.6bn loan programme for Ukraine, part of a global $115bn package to support the country’s economy.
“It is an important help in our fight against Russian aggression,” the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, tweeted.Joe Biden has, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested this week on espionage charges and facing 20 years in jail.
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