Ukraine has received $1.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the first tranche under its newly approved four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, the Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday, March 3. The IMF Executive Board approved the new $8.1 billion arrangement on Feb. 26, replacing the 2023 EFF as the war stretches into its fifth year and economic uncertainty persists. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The funds have