KIEV, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine on Wednesday received 4 billion euros (about 4.7 billion U.S. dollars) in a European Union loan sourced from frozen Russian assets, according to the country's Ministry of Finance.
The funds were transferred to Ukraine's state budget under the Group of Seven's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine initiative, the ministry said.
The funds will be used to support Ukraine's social sector, defense needs and recovery efforts, it added.
On the same day, the Kremlin warned European leaders that Russia would pursue any individual or country involved in seizing its assets, cautioning that such moves would backfire on European depositories and investments.
"We are talking about plans for the illegal seizure of Russian property. In Russian, we call that simply theft," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. ■
