The IMF stepped away from talks with Russia on Ukraine's public debt

Official authorized international monetary Fund (IMF) said that the organization expects from the capital of Russia and Kiev to hold direct talks on Russia's proposal to restructure the debt by 3 billion dollars.
"at a recent meeting of President (Vladimir) Putin and managing Director (of the IMF Christine Lagarde) the Russian authorities announced a proposal that was made on the debt load and financial situation in Ukraine in the context of the programme of the Fund," said the IMF.
"As we have said, we expect that the Russian and the Ukrainian government would hold direct dialogues on the issue," said the Commissioner, reports RIA " Novosti ". On Wednesday, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that Moscow is ready to discuss with Kiev's proposals for restructuring its debt by 3 billion dollars, if they are supported by the international monetary Fund. It was also noted that the leaders of "big twenty" with the big enthusiasm have apprehended as Russia plan to restructure the state debt of Ukraine. On the first day of the week, leader Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation is prepared to allow Ukraine to pay the debt In the current year, and to repay 1 billion dollars throughout 2016?2018. For his part, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the Russian Federation has put forward the IMF and Ukraine, a new proposal about the sequence of settlement of the debt of Kiev 3 billion dollars. Previously, the head of the Ministry said that the Russian Federation is ready to consider negotiating a debt of Ukraine at $ 3 billion, if Kiev will make a proposal, recommending that normal rules. At the same time the head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko acknowledged that if Ukraine does not make a payment of Russian bonds for $ 3 billion, then Moscow can declare a default of Kiev.


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