Ukraine will pay off a debt to Russia of $ 3 billion

Ukraine will be ready to pay off the $ 3 billion in Eurobonds bought by Russia. According to Vedomosti, the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on the air of the television program “Shuster Live” on the air of the television program. “We’ll have to pay - and what to do?” He said. “All obligations will be fulfilled, although the previous government took the loan.”

The loan was part of the program of Russian assistance to Ukraine for $ 15 billion, about which the presidents Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych agreed in December. Then bonds of $ 3 billion were placed on the Irish exchange and purchased by Russia at the expense of the National Welfare Fund.

At the end of September, the Security Service of Ukraine announced the start of criminal proceedings against former Minister of Finance Yuri Kolobov and other government members. They are suspected of abuse of official position when the bonds were issued.

Over August, the state debt of Ukraine grew from 686.8 billion to 783 billion hryvnias (this is 58 percent of GDP).