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Christian Science Monitor: A $5 billion downpayment on Ukraine’s future
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde gives a press conference prior to a European Union summit at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 12.
Talk about a slap on the back for a good start. The International Monetary Fund has given $5 billion to Ukraine despite an ongoing armed rebellion. The money is the first of a $17.5 billion commitment by the global body to a country that perhaps has set a record in restoring trust with the rest of the world and in reviving the trust of its citizens in a new government.
