Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Sunday said that the default in Ukraine will not happen.

"Our enemies and political opponents expected default and the collapse of Ukraine. It was not and is not going to happen. We know what to do and are doing, "said Yatsenyuk in the program" Ten minutes with Prime Minister " on Sunday.

The Cabinet on Thursday approved the provisional rules for the restructuring of the external public debt of Ukraine, which were made on the results of talks in Kiev with the creditors ' Committee. According to these agreements, Kiev will write off 20% of the debt to 3, $ 6 billion from $ 18 billion in debt to a number of private lenders. The Russian Ministry of Finance has already confirmed many times highlighted the position of the Russian Federation in this restructuring to participate no plans.

In present Ukraine in fact is on the verge of default. In the country increases unemployment, the national currency over one year fell by more than 3 times. In the end, according to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, in January 2015 the average salary in the country amounted to 3, 455 thousand hryvnia (About $ 160). This is one of the lowest figures in the EU. About 70% of Ukrainian citizens in the process sociologicheskogo research told of dissatisfaction with their lives, noting that the events in the country are developing " in the wrong direction."

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