The United States Government announced on Monday that it will offer a loan guarantee for Ukraine worth 1,000 million dollars to reinforce its economic agenda and continue its work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “Confronting Russia’s Destabilizing Behavior”.
“This action is part of the support that the United States, our allies and partners, including the G7 and the international financial institutions, have provided Ukraine to help protect its economy amid Russian pressure in recent years,” says a statement – collected by Efe – from the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.
United States andoffered between 2014 and 2016 loan guarantees for 3,000 million to Ukraine, in three different packages, which allowed the European country to access low cost financing in international capital markets.
“These loan guarantees played a critical role to help Ukraine successfully stabilize its economy amid Russian aggression and implement a bold economic reform agenda backed by ambitious cooperation with the IMF,” Blinken said.
Likewise, the head of US diplomacy recalled that the United States has provided more than 2,000 million dollars in development aid to Ukraine since 2014, in addition to other economic aid packages. This announcement comes amid the international crisis unleashed by the accumulation of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine which, according to the White House, respond to Moscow’s intention to invade the country.
The United States ordered on Monday the “temporary” transfer of its embassy operations in Ukraine from the capital, Kiev, to the largest city in the west of the country, Lviv, insisting that Russia could attack the country. “this week”. Likewise, he asked his citizens in neighboring Belarus to leave the country “immediately”, after last Friday he made a similar appeal to Americans present in Ukraine.
“An invasion could start at any moment (…). I could start this week.” White House deputy spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told a news conference. Statements that contrast with those issued by the Russian Government, which mentioned the possibility of an agreement with the United States and NATO that can resolve the escalation of tension around Ukraine.
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