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Ukraine, Russia at loggerheads over debt payment

Friday, 06 May 2016 9:01 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 06 May 2016 8:58 AM ]

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law extending indefinitely moratorium on Russian debt repayment. (AFP)

Lena Savchuk
Press TV, Kiev

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law, extending a moratorium on repaying a $3 billion debt back to Russia. Moscow has filed a lawsuit against Kiev, saying the country needs to repay its debts. As Press TV’s Lena Savchuk reports, the issue is set to turn into another source of tension between the two neighbors.

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