IMF to Help Ukraine Secure Part of 2027 Financing, Zelenskyy Says After Georgieva Meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in New York, announcing the IMF will help secure part of Ukraine's 2027 financing to maintain financial stability. Zelensky said the Verkhovna Rada has already passed some required legislation, with remaining laws to be completed by year-end. He linked the macrofinancial assistance to Russia's escalating air attacks aimed at destroying infrastructure and government operations.

Zelensky is in New York for the UN General Assembly high-level week, conducting bilateral meetings with leaders including Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. He is scheduled to meet separately with U.S. President Donald Trump on peace negotiations.