Ukraine, Japan sign agreement to receive $3B from frozen Russian assets
Ukraine and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed an agreement required to receive $3 billion under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loans initiative. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Ukraine and JICA have signed an agreement necessary to receive $3 billion under the ERA initiative. The funds will be repaid using proceeds generated from frozen Russian assets. These resources will be directed toward priority budget expenditures to boost the economy and strengthen Ukraine," he wrote. Read also: First tranche of defense support under "Danish model" to be used in Ukraine’s arms production…