Ukraine to appeal court decision on $3 billion dispute with Russia

FILE PICTURE: Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk speaks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will appeal a decision by a British court in a $3 billion Eurobond case brought by Russia against Kiev, and has been granted a stay of execution at least until late April, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Wednesday.

The court said Ukraine did not provide "justifiable defence" and ruled that it would not be right for the case to go to full trial.