Russia, pressing Ukraine on $3 billion debt, says it worried by IMF reforms to help Kiev


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Oct 2015

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, which is pressing Ukraine to repay a $3 billion eurobond soon, said on Friday it was worried about proposed reforms to the International Monetary Fund's lending rules aimed at helping Ukraine even if it misses repayment to Moscow in December.

Russia's finance minister told journalists that policy changes by the Washington-based Fund were being forced through over the "very politicised" issue of Ukraine's debt restructuring.

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