Former member of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russian Parliament), Ilya Ponomarev, states that son of former president Viktor Yanukovych, Oleksandr Yanukovych, got USD 1 billion during acquisition of the Ukrainian eurobonds worth USD 3 billion by the Russian Federation in 2013.
He said this during his interrogation at the Obolonskyi District Court of Kyiv, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Ponomarev noted that late in 2013, the Russian authorities and Oleksandr Yanukovych were in talks regarding acquisition of the eurobonds.
According to the former Duma member, the Yanukovych family gained considerable financial profit from that deal.
He noted that at the talks, the Russian Federation was represented by assistants of Vladislav Surkov, in particular, spin doctor Alexey Chesnokov.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in December 2013, the Russian Federation bought out Ukrainian eurobonds worth USD 3 billion.
Ukraine intends to impose moratorium on redemption of the eurobonds should Russia disapprove their restructuring.
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