More than 28 months since Russia’s invasion, the government faces a budget gap of between 400 billion hryvnias ($9.8 billion) and 500 billion hryvnias for this year. The IMF is one of Ukraine’s major multilateral creditors, and its funds are a key part of about $37 billion Ukraine expects to receive in foreign aid this year.An International Monetary Fund team began talks with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday as Kyiv looks for ways to increase revenue streams for its war-ravaged economy and plug the 2024 budget deficit. Is IMF trapping Ukraine with debts ?

