Saturday 10 January 2015

Russia has every reason to demand early repayment of Ukraine's $3 billion debt - Siluanov



But no decision has been made yet, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said

MOSCOW, January 10. /TASS/. Russia has every reason to demand early repayment of $3 billion in debt owed by Ukraine, but no decision has been made yet, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday.

Siluanov noted that Ukraine had violated conditions for Russia's loan, allowing its total state debt to exceed 60% of its annual gross domestic product.

A government source said earlier in the day that it was likely that Russia would be forced in the near future to demand from Ukraine the early repayment of the $3 billion debt.

Source: ITAR-TASS 10-01-2015