Moscow does not rule out that a possible agreement on the settlement between Russia and Ukraine will require approval by a UN Security Council resolution, Pyotr Ilyichev, the head of the Russian foreign ministry’s international organizations department, said. “At the moment, when the parties have not yet reached specific agreements, ...
Russia sees the freeze of its government foreign currency accounts as the West’s attempt to organise an artificial default, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Statements that Russia cannot fulfill its obligations under the public debt are not true. We have the necessary amount of funds to service our obligations. ...
