Poroshenko: U.S. Promises Ukraine $1 Billion in Financial Guarantees

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a tweet on Friday that the United States had promised $1 billion in financial guarantees for Kyiv to raise funds on the capital markets.

Censor.NET reports about it, citing Reuters.

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"Agreed with @BarackObama that Ukraine will receive $1 billion in financial guarantees," he said after visiting Washington where he secured $53 million in assistance but failed to win the argument for the United States to provide Ukraine weapons to fight pro-Russian separatists in its east.

In the first half of this year, Ukraine borrowed $1 billion on capital markets under a similar U.S. guarantee.