The agency announced this on its website.
“Funds for the payment of coupon income on bonds of external bond loans of the Russian Federation maturing in 2028 in the amount of 10.9 billion rubles (the equivalent of $159.4 million) were received by the paying agent for Eurobonds (NCO JSC National Settlement Depository)”, — the ministry said.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Finance paid in full the coupon in rubles on issues of sovereign Eurobonds denominated in dollars maturing in 2027 and 2047 for 16.9 billion rubles.