The probability of payments Ukraine Russia nearest coupon on Eurobonds in $ 75 million is close to 100%, it will give her the opportunity to gain time For further dialogue with lenders, says Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak.

Russia at the end of 2013 bought sovereign bonds of Ukraine for $ 3 billion and expects to receive the next payment in the amount of 75 million dollars of debt on June 22. As before stated Storchak, non-payment will constitute a default.

"I think the Likelihood of payment is close to 100%," - said the Deputy head of the Ministry of Finance in interview to television channel " Russia 24 ".

"I think the state interests of Ukraine corresponds to a situation in which 75 million dollars will be transferred to the Russian budget, thus no event of default will not occur, thus won additional weeks, and has the ability to be, months in order to work more closely with lenders," said Storchak.

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