He wrote about this in his Telegram.
“Firstly, we have all the necessary funds for payments.
Secondly, we will pay in rubles.
This is a sensible choice for the US.
They themselves banned payments in dollars.
Today, the ruble has significantly strengthened, and in this sense, we have a good market situation,” he said.
Thus, Volodin commented on the data that the US Treasury decided not to renew the license to service Russia's external debt.
“And the US and the satellites that support their decisions, let them get used to the ruble,” he added.
On May 20, the Russian Ministry of Finance paid in full the coupon on sovereign Eurobonds maturing in 2026 and 2036 in dollars and euros.