Yellen: US unlikely to renew license allowing Russia to service external debt

She announced this at a press conference in Bonn, Germany.

“I consider it reasonably likely that the license will be allowed to expire.

There is no final decision regarding this, ”TASS quotes her.

This license expires May 25th.

Earlier, Bloomberg, citing sources, wrote that the US authorities could completely deprive Russia of the ability to make bond payments after May 25.