MOSCOW, March 10 - Russia has received Ukraine's request for a loan totaling $5 billion, but has yet to make a decision on the issue, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said at a briefing on Tuesday.

"The Finance Ministry has received an official proposal from Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. No decisions on allocating the loan have been made yet," he said.

Ukraine is seeking a $5 billion loan from Russia, Kudrin said.