(VOVworld) - EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to loan Ukraine 2 billion USD to save it from bankruptcy, leaving open the option of increasing aid at a later date. Diplomats at the meeting in Brussels said several European governments including Britain pushed for as much as 2.6 billion euros in medium-term loans for this year and 2016. Ukraine is relying on a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund to avoid default but some economists say it is facing a 15 billion USD shortfall in funding.