Ukraine's reform push underwhelms with billions in aid on the line

Ukraine's parliament made scant progress on several reforms tied to funding from international partners during a highly anticipated parliamentary session on April 7–8.

Ukraine has missed deadlines on a range of reforms tied to international financing over the past year.

Lawmakers attempted to gain momentum during this week's plenary session, yet were only able to pass one of four new taxes required by the International Monetary Fund under a new $8.1 billion lending arrangement. The parliament also passed just one of the four bills tied to a $3.35 billion World Bank loan, despite a looming April 20 deadline.