FT learned about Ukraine's possible default

Ukraine has failed to reach an agreement with investors on the restructuring of $2.6 billion in debt, and Kiev may default. This was reported on April 23 by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper.

"Ukraine announced on Thursday that it had failed to reach an agreement with the holders of its $2.6 billion debt," the publication said.

It is noted that this situation has undermined the hope of the Ukrainian side to carry out restructuring before the payment deadline — in May, the state must pay $ 600 million in securities linked to GDP.

"Kiev will have to decide whether to default on a payment of about $600 million...> if he fails to reach an agreement on restructuring in time," the newspaper writes.

Nevertheless, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine stated that it would "consider all available options" and continue negotiations. "Газета.Ru ".

In February, Maxim Chirkov, associate professor of the Department of Economic Policy and Economic Measurements at GUU, said in an interview with Izvestia that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky did not intend to repay the debt to the United States, since Kiev did not recognize the fact of debt itself. The expert noted that the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly made it clear that the country has no plans to repay its debts, despite significant financial assistance provided by the West.