Finance Ministry: Russia does not want to restructure the debt of Ukraine

Russia still does not want to restructure Ukraine's debt at $ 3 billion, said the Deputy head of the Ministry of Finance of Russia Sergey Storchak.
"No, We will not participate in a debt transaction. This thing is called in the program advanced payment "debt" operation. We are in debt operations are not involved, "said Storchak, quoted by RIA" Novosti ".



According to Storchak, Russia expects regular payments on Ukrainian debt in June, BelTA news Agency. March 17, Storchak explained that the program is extended payment to the IMF of Ukraine provides for the participation in the restructuring of the private sector." The IMF Board of Directors approved the document, where the story is about private sector involvement, participation in the restructuring of the private sector. We are the official sector, " he said. First Finance Minister Anton Siluanov also confirmed that Ukraine appealed to Moscow with a request for debt restructuring, but showed that " Russia is not ready to make installments and deferred as debt." For his part, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said that Moscow took a tolerant stance towards Ukraine, despite the "break" of covenants the breach of obligations, the observance of which took on their own shoulders the borrower when taking out a loan) for the loan of 3 billion dollars.


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