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Ukraine receives IMF cash cushion as huge funding gap remains unsolved

Ukraine received its first payment of $1.5 billion under a new International Monetary Fund program, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on March 3 — but Kyiv is still waiting for the EU to lock in a critical loan to keep the war-torn country's finances afloat this year. The IMF gave the green light to a new four-year lending agreement last week, days after Hungary stalled a European loan of 90 billion euros ($105 billion) intended to cover a large share of Ukraine's defense and budgetary needs

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Russia's image as a reliable ally has suffered yet another blow as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes across Iran on Feb. 28, marking a fresh outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. So far, Moscow's response to the U.S.–Israeli bombardment of hundreds of targets in Iran has been limited to diplomatic support for Tehran, even as U.S. President Donald Trump has openly called for a change of regime. The latest development highlights Iran's junior ro

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