Vladimir Putin orders government to sue Ukraine if defaults on $3 billion debt

'Go ahead, take it to court,' says Putin.

Update: 2015-12-09 20:17 GMT
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Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to sue Ukraine if the ex-Soviet republic defaults on its $3 billion debt to Russia.

"Go ahead, take it to court," Putin told Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a government meeting while discussing the loan given to former Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych in 2013, which must be repaid this month.

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