Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov is convinced that there are no objective reasons for Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade the rating of the Russian currency to «selective insolvency.» He presented this assessment in an interview with journalists on Monday.
“Absolutely absolutely, there are no objective reasons for such an insolvency. Russia has all the necessary potential to fulfill all its commitments, ”quotes the Kremlin representative TASS.
«Such an unconstructive stance by our opponents may complicate the situation,» he said.
In general, according to Pieskov, the prerogative to comment on the rating agency’s decision rests with the government. “The minister spoke about it in an interview with Izvestia [финансов РФ Антон] Siluanov, the spokesman said.
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