"We just received a London court ruling on the so-called Russian debt, which does not recognize the validity of Ukraine's position and arguments in this matter," said Danyliuk. At the same time, the Minister of Finance noted that the court approved the filing by Ukraine of an appeal against the court's ruling, and also froze any action on collecting the debt before the appeal is considered.
Read alsoUkraine’s Finance Minister: Financial scheming is our national sportAs UNIAN reported earlier, the High Court of Justice in England on January 19 completed hearings on Russia's request for the acceleration of a verdict on its lawsuit against Ukraine over the $3 billion debt taken by the government of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych in the last months in power.
Read alsoIMF technical mission on tax policy completes work in UkraineIt should be recalled that the Kremlin was dissatisfied with a decision taken by the International Monetary Fund to change its rules to allow lending to Ukraine without Kyiv paying back the so-called "Yanukovych debt."
