REUTERS
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Tuesday supported the move to extend for an indefinite period the moratorium on repayment of the so-called "Russian debt," an UNIAN correspondent reports.
242 deputies (with a required minimum threshold of 226 votes) have supported the bill on amendments to Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On peculiarities of the transactions with the public debt, state-guaranteed debt, and local debt" with respect to its entry into force.
Read alsoNo immediate effect if Ukraine loses Yanukovych loan case – expertsWhile presenting the bill, Deputy Finance Minister Oksana Markarova noted that the abolition of the rules on the deadline of the moratorium will first of all regard the $3 billion "Russian" Eurobonds, which were due to be repaid in 2015, and a $140 million loan to Ukravtodor guaranteed by the state.