When Moscow gave Kyiv a $3 billion loan in 2013 as part of incentives to keep its distance from the European Union, many Ukrainians regarded it as a poisoned chalice and a further reason to get rid of then-President Viktor Yanukovych.
2015 Economic Crisis
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian loan looms as threat to Ukraine bailout
Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko speaks with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a government meeting on Aug. 27.
