NYTimes: Kerry, Arriving in Kiev, Offers $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees to Ukraine
The purpose of the loan guarantee is to support Ukraine’s efforts to integrate with the West and to help offset the reduction of energy subsidies from Russia, which has challenged the new government’s legitimacy and occupied the Crimean Peninsula.
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The United States will also send technical experts to help Ukraine’s national bank and finance ministry, provide advice on how to fight corruption and train election monitors to help establish the legitimacy of Ukraine’s coming election.
A loan....what a joke....They owe everyone money, now have an army to pay...who won’t be paid...etc etc