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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Larry Elliott Economics editor

UK urged to protect Ukraine from legal action over private debt default

The two men smile and shake hands warmly
Keir Starmer (right) meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in February 2023. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Campaigners are urging Britain’s new Labour government to prevent Ukraine being sued in the UK courts if the country defaults on its debts to private creditors.

Debt Justice said a two-year suspension of Ukraine’s debt payments was scheduled to expire on 1 August, and that action was needed to protect Kyiv from the possibility of legal action from its creditors.

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