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If the Ukrainian authorities refuse to fully and in time to pay off your debt, Russia will defend its interests in court, warned Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. In addition, in this situation, the Russian government may challenge the viability adopted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program of assistance to Ukraine.
«We, as members of the International Monetary Fund [representatives of Russia are members of the Board of Governors and the Executive Board of the IMF] we will raise this issue with the international financial institution – on the consistency of the program, which is now accepted by the IMF with regard to Ukraine “, – said Siluanov (quoted by Interfax).
On the eve of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde, during which he expressed the hope that “active reform efforts,” the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the provision Ukraine the next tranche from the IMF.
In March 2015, the Board of Governors of the IMF has approved granting Ukraine credit of $ 17, 5 billion. The first tranche of $ 5 billion was transferred to Ukraine in March, the second ($ 1.7 billion) – in August. The decision to grant the third tranche can be taken in October, after the visit of the IMF mission to Ukraine. However, according to the accepted rules of the IMF Fund can not provide financing to the country, who have late payments on official duty.
The question remains, is Ukraine’s debt to the Russian official or commercial debt. Russian authorities insist on the first variant, the Ukrainian authorities – on the second. Will resolve the dispute the Board of Directors of the IMF.
In the course of yesterday’s meeting between the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde Poroshenko assured the full support of reforms in the country. The Ukrainian president after the meeting reiterated that the debt to Russia will not be repaid on a “more privileged” in comparison with other creditors, conditions. “Under no circumstances, Russia will not be put into a more privileged conditions than other creditors of Ukraine. Russia has until the end of the year to decide – she’s smart and she’s beautiful, “- Poroshenko said.
At the end of August it became known that the Ukrainian authorities have reached with a group of international lenders that the country needs about $ 19 billion, the preliminary agreement to write off about 20% of the debt. The document on the parameters of the agreement on the restructuring of the public debt is noted that the debt of Ukraine may be reduced by $ 3.6 billion and maturities of the debt to be written off will be transferred to the 2015-2023 years on the 2019-2027-th.
Commenting on these decisions, Siluanov said that Russia will not participate in the debt restructuring in Ukraine.
Later, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk promised that the best conditions Russia will not get, and advised either to accept or to demand money with “those who took them.” “Those who take the money, obtained political asylum in the Russian Federation. Let summoned those bandits, whom they sheltered, and let them accountable for the money Bira or let them return to us here, and we are glad to conduct proceedings on each of them, who received funds and looted funds of the Ukrainian state, “- said Prime Minister .
In 2013, Russia bought issued by Ukraine government bonds worth $ 3 billion. The maturity of these securities occurs at the end of 2015, however, adopted in the spring of 2015, the first Ukrainian law allows national authorities to declare a moratorium on debt repayment .
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