Putin: 3 out of the five allocated by the IMF billion dollars, Ukraine has to pay Russia
Of the 5 billion dollars that Ukraine needs to obtain from the IMF before the end of the year, $ 3 billion is what Kiev is obliged to return to Russia, said the Russian President Vladimir Putin. "About 5 billion USD before the end of the year (must get Ukraine)," said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a meeting with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with members of the government. "3 billion - us ", - said Putin, reports RIA " Novosti ". As said on Wednesday the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, Russia expects repayment of the debt by Ukraine within the specified period. The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko on Tuesday said he still considers the Russian part of the debt restructuring of its debt. According to head the Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukayev, Russia expects that Ukraine will try to fulfill their obligations to sovereign creditors. Russia considers the possibility of non-repayment of $ 3 billion invested in Eurobonds Ukraine, but not going to write off losses and will need to make payments through the court, said on 9 July, the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov. On 25 June, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko admitted that at the end of July, according to calculations can wait for a technical default. But then during the trip to Lviv, she said that the media misinterpreted her message. June 6, Kiev acknowledged the debt to Russia in $ 3 billion on a par with any other Eurobonds. About this said the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko. On may 28, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a law allowing the government to impose a ban on payments by a low external debt obligations. On may 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law that will give the ability to suspend payments on restructured debt.