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Vladimir Putin orders a $3 billion lawsuit against Ukraine
December 10th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to file a lawsuit against Ukraine if Kiev fails to repay Russia’s $3 billion Eurobond loan by the December 20 deadline. Putin’s order followed the Finance Minister’s Wednesday report ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
Ukraine Readies for Russia Court Battle After Debt Vote Passes
October 19th, 2015
Holders of all but one bond vote in favor of restructuring Second vote on bond held by Russia scheduled for Oct. 29 Ukraine said it is ready to go to court over a bond owed to Russia after the ...
Russia’s Gazprom Suing Ukraine’s Naftogaz for $24 Billion in Gas Price Feud
May 6th, 2015
Russian energy giant Gazprom is suing Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz for nearly $24 billion amid a long-running gas pricing dispute between the two countries, according to a report published on the Naftogaz website. Ukraine is suing for a similarly massive sum: Prime Minister Arseniy ...
National Bank of Ukraine tightens the requirements applying to banks’ foreign exchange purchase operations
February 26th, 2015
With a view to maintaining foreign market stability and curbing unreasonably heightened demand for foreign exchange from banks’ clients that triggers turbulence in the foreign exchange market, on February 24, 2015, the National Bank of Ukraine passed Resolution No 130 On ...
Russia’s Gazprom threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine, Europe
February 25th, 2015
Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom warned Tuesday it could cut off gas deliveries to Ukraine within two days, upping the stakes in the crisis there — and threatening supplies to the rest of Europe. The Gazprom announcement came hours ...
Asian shares jump on Ukraine ceasefire, Greek hopes
February 13th, 2015
Asian shares soared on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI’s broadest index ...
Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Ukraine
February 12th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Brussels, Belgium: “I am pleased to announce that the IMF team working in Kiev has reached a staff-level agreement with the Ukrainian ...
Council conclusions on Ukraine
January 30th, 2015
Foreign Affairs Council meeting Brussels, 29 January 2015 The Council adopted the following conclusions: “1. The Council strongly condemns the indiscriminate shelling of the residential areas, especially in Mariupol and the recent escalation of fighting in the Donetsk and ...
Russian Ruble Falls After Tensions Flare Over Ukraine
January 26th, 2015
The Russian ruble fell sharply on opening on Monday, following a weekend of violence in eastern Ukraine and threats of further Western sanctions against Russia. At 10:55 the ruble was down 2.4 percent against the dollar at 65.82 and 2.4 percent weaker against the euro at 73.85. President Vladimir Putin blamed “criminal orders” by Ukrainian ...
