Klimkin: payment of the debt by Ukraine of the Russian Federation shall be done according to the rules
Payment Ukraine Russia debt for Eurobonds should be in Accordance with the established rules, It is not only a question of Ukrainian credit, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.
" It's not a loan to Ukraine. It is the duty of European bonds. There are proper rules for this debt, and we need to act in Accordance with them, "said Klimkin newspaper" Kyiv post ".
The decision to invest in Eurobonds of Ukraine up to fifteen billion dollars Russia adopted in 2013. Was soon bought by the 1st tranche of $ 3 billion with a maturity of two years (the coupon rate of 5% per annum with the coupon once in six months).
The remaining $ 12 billion Ukraine were not allocated. Russia has justified this refusal illegal change of power in Ukraine. In June 2014 Ukraine transferred to Moscow in time in the form of payment % of these Eurobonds 73, $ 3 million, and in early winter paid the second coupon income on bonds in the amount of 75, 5 million dollars.
The Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov 10 January reported that Ukraine had violated the rules of provision of the loan in 3 billion, allowing the excess public debt above 60% of GDP for this reason, Moscow has every reason to demand from Kiev early repayment of the loan, but the Solution until it is not accepted.