Merkel says EU will discuss bridging finance for Ukraine next week


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Ukraine will discuss a bridging loan to Kiev next week so that the country can pay in advance for Russian gas deliveries for the coming months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.

"There is a necessity for a certain amount of bridging finance," Merkel told reporters after the first day of a European Union summit.

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