Authorized Russia and Brazil in the international monetary Fund (IMF) had abstained in the vote on financial assistance to Ukraine, reports the AFP news Agency citing people familiar with the situation sources.

valaisiana was held in the Board of governors of the IMF on Wednesday. As the voice of the Russian Federation and Brazil in the Council, consisting of 24 Executive Directors, are in the minority, plan of care Kiev eventually was adopted. As the specialists, the rejection of the decisions of the IMF indicates the level of disputes, unusual for the governing body of the organization.

Ukraine in the framework of the expanded programme in the period to 2018 will receive from the IMF 17, 5 billion dollars.

"Not voting in the language of the IMF means valaisiana against. This happens extremely rarely and is politically important, " said the Agency former member of the Board Domenico Lombardi (Domenico Lombardi).

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