Russia will sue Ukraine for refusing to pay debt
“Ukraine has been placed under external control,” Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with government members on Wednesday. He called the Verkhovna Rada’s decision to refuse to pay off foreign debts “strange” and called on the ministers to protect the interests of Russia, to which Ukrainian borrowers, taking into account loans issued by commercial banks, owe $28 billion. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the department would complain about unscrupulous partners to the international court, betrays "MK".
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The Ukrainian authorities, as you know, believe that a moratorium on the payment of external debts will help the country quickly receive the next tranches from the IMF.
However, the Kremlin promises to do everything to prevent this. “The IMF does not provide loans to countries that have debts to their partners and are at the level of default,” Putin said, instructing Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to negotiate with the fund and explain Russia’s position.
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