Russia to continue to pay foreign debt despite sanctions: Ministry - Yeni Safak English
Russia to continue to pay foreign debt despite sanctions: Ministry - Yeni Safak English
Source: Yeni Safak English
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DW NOTE
Russia has defaulted twice in the past thirty years — 1998 and 2022 — and both times announced it would keep paying. The 2022 default happened not because Russia lacked dollars but because sanctions blocked the transfer rails. Saying you'll pay means nothing if correspondent banks won't clear the wire.