IMF Raises Alarm Over Aid to Ukraine With Parliament in Gridlock

Workers clear damaged pipework at the Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant following Russian air strikes in Kyiv on Feb. 4.Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg

The International Monetary Fund raised concern about Ukraine’s ability to continue receiving aid from its $8.1 billion package as lawmakers stall on measures needed to release the financing, its representative said.

The Ukrainian parliament has until the end of March to pass a series of legislative amendments that would raise taxes on businesses and households under the latest four-year loan program approved last month.