During the annual press conference, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that assistance is primarily motivated by a ‘brotherly country’ being in a tough financial and political situation, adding that the $15 billion will be returned: Russia essentially purchased Ukraine’s Eurobonds with a 5 percent interest rate on the Irish stock exchange.
The daily
highlights that conditions for purchasing Eurobonds are surprising
nonetheless – for example, Greece, in a much more serious financial
situation, issues Eurobonds at 7 percent interest; moreover, Ukraine is
discharging securities with a 15 percent interest rate with Russia’s money, the
article notes.
