“The preservation of the NBU’s independence is in the interests of Ukraine, but it is also a requirement in accordance with the current IMF support program,” said Georgieva in a statement on the IMF website.

She clarified that she urged Zelensky to maintain the course of rational monetary and financial policies.

Reforms of recent years and the NBU policy she assessed as "successful."

Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky called continued cooperation with the IMF as part of the standby program a priority for the country.