The International Monetary Fund says it will loan Ukraine’s fledgling government between $14billion and $18billion US dollars (£8.5billion to £10billion).
The new administration is struggling to keep the country’s economy afloat after three months of anti-government protests, and Russia’s takeover of the Crimean peninsula has exacerbated the issue.
After talks in Kiev, the IMF said the precise amount would be determined once Ukrainian authorities offered more precision on their needs.
Meanwhile, US politicians are rushing to get a bill to the president’s desk that would provide another billion dollars (£600 million) in loan guarantees to Ukraine.
