The Ukrainian government has vowed to make the next interest payment on a multi-billion debt to Russia soon after Moscow said it would stop servicing the loan in case of non-payment.
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said Friday that Kiev will pay USD 75 million of the USD three-billion Russian debt in the coming days.
“Two days ago, we paid USD 39 million for Eurobonds, and we will also pay USD 75 million to cover the so-called Russian bonds,” Jaresko told reporters.
The promise came after Russia warned that a failure in making the interest payment would mean Ukraine will be in …read more
Source: Iran English Radio