“Default means that the debtor does not have the funds to fulfill its debt obligations or the unwillingness to fulfill these obligations if funds are available.
There is no talk of either in the case of Russia, ”the statement on the agency’s website says.
It is emphasized that all possible claims of creditors in connection with the current situation should be forwarded to the authorities of states that illegally created obstacles for Russia to fulfill its debt obligations.
Earlier, Siluanov announced the West's attempts to push Russia to default on its foreign debt.
On April 6, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that there were no grounds for a real default in Russia.