BBCNEWS Newsday March 18, 2022 01:21:00
Reports from the united states suggest that russia has made the first interest payment on its foreign debt since sanctions were imposed. the american bank, jp morgan, is reported to have received a payment from russia's central bank. moscow says it has met its obligation to pay 117 million dollars in interest on its dollar—denominated bonds. the payment means that, for now, russia has managed to avoid defaulting on its foreign debt. the russian journalist who protested against the war in ukraine on a live tv news programme says she's a normal russian woman who could not remain on the sidelin...