Ukraine and a group of official creditors have signed a memorandum on deferring payments on state and state-guaranteed debt. The payments were originally due starting from February 2026.
This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. The document was signed by Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and representatives of creditor countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Republic of Korea.
According to the memorandum, debt servicing and repayment have been postponed until the end of February 2030. This aligns with the new program of the International Monetary Fund.
After this period, the deferred amounts will be repaid in equal semiannual installments during 2035–2039, with interest capitalization.
The Finance Ministry noted that the document extends the agreements reached in 2022 and 2023 and is an important element of international financial support for Ukraine.
According to Serhii Marchenko, the deferral will help reduce the debt burden on the state budget and allow funds to be redirected to defense, social needs, and economic recovery.