The IMF allowed Ukraine not to return $3 billion to the Russians
Moscow - Kyiv, March 27 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - The IMF says that Ukraine's debt to Russia in the amount of $3 billion is the obligation of the private sector, not the official sector. Consequently, the Fund believes that if Ukraine does not return this money to Moscow, this is not a reason to declare its default.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) considers Ukraine's $3 billion debt to Russia to be a private, not official, sector liability, said William Murray, deputy press secretary for the IMF's Department of External Relations. At the same time, Murray stated that the restructuring of these debts, like other sovereign and state-guaranteed loans, will be carried out following consultations between the Ukrainian authorities and their creditors, NG reports.
“It is within the competence of Ukraine and its creditors to determine what amount of obligations will be restructured and what amount of financing will be saved through debt transactions,” he explained. As reported, the IMF Board of Directors on March 11 approved the provision of about $17,5 billion to Ukraine as part of a new assistance program. It involves reducing payments on government and government-guaranteed debt by $15 billion.
The IMF has allowed Ukraine not to return $3 billion to the Russians.