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23 of October, 11:33

Moscow reminded the position of Russia on the Ukrainian debt
Moscow does not want on 29 October to discuss with Kiev, the question of restructuring of debt in 3 billion dollars, as demanded by Ukraine, said Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vasily sebenza.
"the story is about a debt restructuring by private creditors, and it is our Duty to state, that's the reason we're in these meetings (October 29), I think, to take part will not. Debt of Ukraine Russia is not in this format shall be discussed ", - said sebenza, reports RIA " Novosti ".
last week the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said about the readiness to sue Russia for debt restructuring, this process he called " legal war "." On October 29 we offer Russia more time to take decision for yourself ? want to get the rules that we have made a proposal to all creditors, or they believe that they are unique. If they believe that they are unique, we are ready for the trial to Russia. If they believe that they are normal, we offer them on 29 October to adopt those rules that are adopted all Ukrainian creditors " ? Yatseniuk said. In a response to the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow believes that Ukraine must repay Debt to Russia, otherwise the country will suffer a default. On 10 October, following the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Natalie Jaresko on the sidelines of the summit "the financial twenty" in Lima (Peru) the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov said that the parties have not reached agreement on the restructuring of debt in 3 billion dollars. Before that, Siluanov has threatened Ukraine to court if you do not agree to pay the Debt. According to Siluanov, the Ministry of Finance considers the payment of debt of Ukraine in the volume of SWFs by 2016 and plans to invest these funds in projects in Russia. October 6, Jaresko said that Ukraine has hopes that the international monetary Fund will continue to provide assistance to Kiev in the event of default on the debt Moscow, in spite of the IMF, prohibiting loans to countries that fail to settle debt to sovereign creditors. So Jaresko acknowledged that the Russian Federation is a sovereign holder of the debt, and not private, as before repeatedly stated the Ukrainian authorities.

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