Ukraine Loans Depend on Reforms, Says EU Commissioner

KYIV—The European Union will disburse a €500 million ($625 million) loan as part of a previously agreed lending package to Ukraine “very soon,” but further assistance will depend on the pace of the reforms by the pro-Western government, the EU’s new enlargement chief said on a visit to Kyiv.

EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in an interview late Thursday that Ukraine needed to become less reliant solely on EU funding and attract more…