KIEV, December 19. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference on Thursday that VTB Capital would be in charge of placing Ukrainian Eurobonds, which Russia was going to purchase on means taken from the National Welfare Fund.

He said the proposal had come from the Ukrainian side.

“It did not matter to Russia who would place these securities at the Irish stock exchange,” Putin went on to say.

On December 17, the Russian and Ukrainian presidents agreed that Russia would buy 15 billion dollars worth of Ukrainian Eurobonds on means taken from the National Welfare Fund.