MOSCOW, 16 Mar RIA Novosti/Prime. Ukraine has officially sought to Russia's initiative to restructure its debt to $ 3 billion, the settlement of which is expected in early winter of the current year, said the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov.
"To me in person nobody spoke, I official letters not seen," Siluanov said correspondents, answering a question about whether Ukraine officially to Russia with a request for debt restructuring.
"Our position was set out on this issue, it doesn't change: we are currently in advance is not applicable to early repayment of the debt, even though they have every reason, on the one hand, and on the reverse side, talking about what we expect of December of the current year and 3 billion in debt - as promised by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine," Siluanov said.
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