The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine announced taken loan from Russia " political bribe "
Ukrainian debt in the amount of 3 billion dollars to Russia for a loan received by Kiev in 2013, the current government of Ukraine is regarded as a "political bribe" for "the refusal of Ukraine's European integration," said the head of the Ministry of Finance Alexander danyluk, adding that such a position of the Ukrainian authorities have plans to defend in court. "We have obligations to the IMF to conduct the meeting in respect of" the debt of Yanukovych ". But We have a clear position in the court, and We bring. We aim to defend its position in court. Along with this, based on statements by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, the Russian side is not willing to negotiate, they expose the fresh rules. But it's their right, " ? Danilyuk declared, quoted by UNIAN. On Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov said that the Ministry would not discuss with Ukraine its debt by $ 3 billion, as long as Kiev does not recognize his sovereign and will not offer the restructuring rules are better accepted than commercial lenders. The Finance Ministry of Ukraine told that Kiev does not consider the debt to Russia. Yesterday Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said Moscow retains hope for a pre-trial settlement of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine about the debt in 3 billion dollars. September 21 Ukraine has expressed readiness to discuss the issue of the debt to Russia in the pretrial order. The head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Alexander Danilyuk declared that he is ready for such a meeting, the commissioners of Russia only through the mediation of Germany and the IMF. July 28, the Finance Ministry said that the Russian Federation filed in London's High court a motion for an expedited ruling on the suit, filed in connection with the failure of Kiev's obligations on the debt to 3 billion dollars. The Ukrainian side insisted that Russia has adopted the same rules as commercial creditors (who agreed to the restructuring). Kiev is motivated by the desire as if to put the creditors in equal rules. However, the international monetary Fund has officially confirmed that the debt of Ukraine to Russia is a sovereign, not commercial, in other words, has a fundamentally different status. However, Ukraine has long denied it. According to the IMF rules, the respect of sovereign debt means it has the ability to be restructured on the same terms as the debt to private creditors ? rules for sovereign debt restructuring are required to be by default better. Kiev said that taking Into account the position of the Fund, But in the end will not be able to pay the debt without violating the primary rules of the loan.