KIEV, April 4 - The International Monetary Fund warned Ukraine that domestic politics could derail vital reforms such as raising the pension age and tackling corruption that are needed to crank up economic growth and tame high public debt, Reuters reported.

The Fund released $1 billion to Kiev this week as part of a $17.5 billion aid-for-reforms bailout for the Ukrainian economy, which plunged into recession following the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the outbreak of separatist violence.