Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have discussed further assistance to Kyiv in the short term and long-term reconstruction of the country, said Prime Minister Denis Shmygal after a meeting with IMF President Kristalina Georgieva in Washington,\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 23 , April , 2022 | Ukraine News .\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “They discussed further assistance to Ukraine from the Fund in the short term and in the long-term recovery of our country. He especially thanked Ms. Georgieva for the IMF’s position that assistance to Ukraine to finance the budget deficit should be mainly grant rather than credit,” Telegram<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shmygal pointed out at the meeting that Ukraine highly appreciates the decision to create a special account under the IMF administration to provide additional assistance to Ukraine from the Fund’s member states on a bilateral basis. He reminded that the IMF was one of the first to provide Ukraine with significant financial support in the amount of $ 1.4 billion after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The International Monetary Fund is preparing for the\u00a0reconstruction of Ukraine after the war<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n