Dmitry Medvedev: Russia will take a tough stance as possible in case of failure to repay debts of Ukraine – Kommersant

                             
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Moscow takes the most tough stance and will defend its national interests in the event of failure to pay the debts of Kiev, said the Prime Minister Russia Dmitry Medvedev. He stated this in an interview, a fragment of which was featured in the TV channel “Russia-1″. “If it really is so formalized, it is certainly a default of Ukraine, it is certainly affect the process of agreements with the International Monetary Fund. We will deal with the most assertive position in this case and will defend our national interests, “- said Mr. Medvedev on the issue of the decision of Kiev for a moratorium on the payment of the national debt. He noted that “it looks almost like the Bolshevik refusal to pay the debts of the tsarist government».

Ukraine’s parliament on May 19 passed a law that allows you to suspend payments on restructured foreign debt. According to the law, Ukraine will be able to impose a moratorium on foreign debt payments to commercial lenders, ie the holders of government bonds.

For more information about the bill, which provides the Government of Ukraine the right to impose a moratorium on debt payments to foreign creditors, see the article “b”, “Do not trust, do not be afraid, do not pay».

For more information about the position of Vladimir Putin on payment of Ukrainian debt to Russia, read the material “b”, “Russia – the birthplace of debts».