KYIV, March 2 - Ukraine will seek to get $2.9 billion in financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2021, for which the parliament is supposed to pass legislative amendments on reforming the judicial system, presidential economic advisor Oleh Ustenko said.

"We expect to receive an IMF tranche this year. Our program envisions $5 billion, and we have already received $2.1 billion," Ustenko said on Ukrainian television on Monday. "Ukraine's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund continues."