Western creditors, following the Russian Federation, refuse to defer the payment of debts to Ukraine
Washington - Kyiv, April 10 (PolitNavigator, Vasily Ablyazimov) - Two large Ukrainian creditors - investment funds Lazard and Blackstone refuse to restructure the debt to American Minister Natalya Yaresko, reports Reuters.
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Currently, large holders of Ukrainian government bonds Lazard, Blackstone and Franklin Templeton are negotiating the restructuring of Ukrainian debt. These negotiations are being conducted on behalf of Ukraine by the Minister of Finance, US citizen Natalya Yaresko.
Yaresko is trying to convince him to reconsider the payment of Ukraine's debts. Private investors should receive about $15,3 billion from the country. This is incomparably less than the restructuring of Greek debts carried out before, but the importance of Ukraine in the financial structure compared to Greece is also much less.
Experts express the opinion that it is extremely undesirable for private investors to start discussing deferred payments. Russia, which also owns part of Ukraine's operational debt, has already refused to restructure the debts and is demanding the return of $3 billion under the terms of the contract.
Experts note that Russia’s decision introduces serious fluctuations in the decision of private investment funds, inclining them to refuse restructuring. This refusal is almost obvious, but it is not a commercial, but a political factor that may come into force, namely pressure from the EU and the USA.
Canceling the debt restructuring will lead to the impossibility of receiving a new IMF tranche and the country's default.
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