tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post6364321760406212475..comments2018-01-08T11:44:58.244+01:00Geo Kokhttps://plus.google.com/111683365675203687716[email protected]Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-75531750483940268162015-05-20T18:56:20.377+02:002015-05-20T18:56:20.377+02:00Russia will sue Ukraine to recover commercial debts, Medvedev said at a meeting with Putin, an UNIAN correspondent in Russia reported...<br /><br />Putin in turn demanded that Medvedev take the situation with the payment of Ukraine&#39;s sovereign eurobonds worth $3 billion to Russia under his control.<br /><br />Medvedev said that &quot;the future of not only sovereign debt [owed to Russia], but also commercial debt estimated at about $25 billion&quot; [owed to Russian commercial banks] is important to Russia. According to him, a large part of Ukraine&#39;s debts comes from Russian commercial banks, where the main stockholder is the state. &quot;So, in any case, we&#39;ll have to monitor what has been happening there,&quot; Medvedev said.<br /><br />In his words, even if the Russian state isn&#39;t a stockholder, the point at issue are large-sized Russian banks.<br /><br />&quot;In fact, it is the announcement of default, coupled with the declaration of a force majeure situation, on the respective obligations. In this situation, both the Russian state and Russian commercial banks have to adequately respond to all this. In any case, if such a decision has been taken, all the possible means of protection, including judicial ones, should be used to [recover] the commercial debt,&quot; Medvedev said.<br /><br />As was reported, the former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in December 2013 agreed with Russia on issuing a $15 billion loan to Ukraine. Before Yanukovych fled, his government headed by Mykola Azarov had managed to receive $3 billion from Moscow.<br /><br />On May 19, 2015, Ukraine&#39;s parliament commissioned the Cabinet of Ministers to introduce a moratorium on the payment of foreign debts to private creditors, having limited the term for decision-making on this to July 1, 2016. <br />unian.info<br />20/5/15Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-25509631044221136322015-05-20T12:29:45.610+02:002015-05-20T12:29:45.610+02:00Poroshenko: Ukraine in ‘Real War’ With Russia ...<br /><br />Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is in a &quot;real war&quot; with Russia, not just pro-Russia separatists.<br /><br />In an interview with the BBC, Poroshenko warned that he believes Russia is preparing a military offensive for which Ukrainians must be ready. He said Ukraine must not give Russia &quot;any tiny chance for provocation.&quot;<br /><br />Poroshenko said Saturday&#39;s capture of two Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine is &quot;strong evidence&quot; that Russia is behind the separatist movement in the east.<br /><br />On Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Russia&#39;s Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov about the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Stoltenberg called for an end to Russia&#39;s military exercises close to the Ukrainian border and said Russia must be more transparent about its military activities.<br /><br />Lavrov said before the meeting that he would listen to NATO&#39;s concerns..........http://www.voanews.com/content/poroshenko-ukraine-real-war-russia/2779117.html<br />20/5/15Anonymous[email protected]