First published February 24th 2014, 6:06 pm
BY JEFF BLACK
The United States is prepared to send financial aid to Ukraine above and beyond a loan program that the International Monetary Fund is offering in the wake of a bloody political crisis.
Kiev is in desperate need of money as the country seeks a new direction — and U.S. officials on Monday said Washington would be willing to provide some assistance after a new government is in place.
Ukraine said Monday that it needs $35 billion in foreign assistance by the end of 2015 to stay afloat following the ousting of President Victor Yanukovych. An international donor’s conference was urged as a way to organize that aid.