“Of course, we continue to expect that the needed sovereign obligations are fulfilled by Ukraine. Against the backgrounds of the renouncement of these commitments, as we have repeatedly aid, Russia will use all the tools available in international law to protect its interests,” Peskov told reporters.
The Law Debenture Corporation plc, representing Russia in litigation of a $3-billion sovereign debt owed by Ukraine, has filed an appeal in the High Court in London to expedite the ruling in a lawsuit over Kiev's failure to repay the debt, the Russian Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Moscow filed a lawsuit against Ukraine in the London High Court in February after Kiev defaulted on repayment of a $3-billion loan that Russia granted to Ukraine in 2013 under the former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.Russia seeks to recover the principal in full, $75 million of unpaid interest and legal fees.
