Russia Faces Risk of ‘Orchestrated’ Default on State Debt: VTB CEO

Russia Faces Risk of ‘Orchestrated’ Default on State Debt: VTB CEO
CEO of VTB bank Andrey Kostin attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 30, 2021. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters
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Russia may face an “orchestrated” default on state debt due to Western sanctions which should not be seen as a technical default, the CEO of Russia’s second-largest lender VTB Andrey Kostin said in TV interview released on Friday.

As Russia teeters on the brink of a historic default, foreign investors in the country’s debt have few palatable options to recover their money: bet on costly legal action, trust bilateral agreements will stand, or sit on their hands, analysts say.