In Russia, commented on the demand of France to repay debts of the tsarist times
Requirements of a group of descendants of French investors on the payment of Russian pre-revolutionary bonds is completely irrelevant, say Russian experts and politicians.
Requirements of a group of descendants of French investors on the payment of Russian pre-revolutionary bonds is completely irrelevant, say Russian experts and politicians.
thus, They explained the message of the Deputy of the National Assembly of France Francis Vercamer who tried to convince him to explain what measures the French government is willing to accept in order to "finally resolve" the issue of Russian debt to Imperial times.
for reviews leading scientific worker of the Institute of Europe Sergei Fedorov, attempts to "extract money" is Not only legally futile, but unethical." Russian soldiers, and among them fought in the Russian expeditionary corps in France, his blood paid in the course of the First world war for future victory in the war of the French Republic and other allies, " he told radio Sputnik.
Deputy head of the state Duma on international Affairs Svetlana Zhurova suggested that maybe the holders of these securities want to solve their financial problems.
"It sounds rather strange. It's all you have to present the country, which is currently, unfortunately, does Not happen. I don't remember Russia took on their own shoulders obligations of the Russian Empire, "she said in conversation With radio station" Moscow Says ".
From the position of international law, the question of any further payments from Russia to be closed, explained to RT the head of the Center for French studies at the RAS Institute of Europe Yury Rubinsky.
"After the destruction of the Soviet Union, Russia took on its own shoulders all the obligations of the USSR, but in relation to the debts of tsarist times was the dialogue that went on for several years, and signed an agreement, according to which all complaints that have the ability to occur, is addressed to those who signed, that is the most important thing the Western powers, whose debts were cancelled by the Soviet government ", - noted the expert.
in 1867, the Russian railway company began to issue government bonds backed by gold, in which for the next three decades, French investors have invested presumably fifteen billion (53 billion euros). Some investors made a profit, and the rest are left With nothing, because in 1918, Vladimir Lenin signed a decree on the refusal of payment of debts of the tsarist government.
in 1997 Moscow signed the Paris agreement, which said that the Russian Federation has completely paid off With debts of the Empire. Today about 400 thousand heirs of those most investors pushing for payments. They argue their complaint that the Russian Federation is Not a bankrupt, and the national debt has No Statute of limitations.
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