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creditors for UAH29.4bn ($1.1bn), including bond- holders for the amount of $595mn.
Earlier, Gontareva accused Kolomoisky and Bo- holyubov of performing more than UAH16bn (€561mn) in fraudulent transactions on the night before the bank was transferred to state hands.
“It was established during the raids that in most cases the related parties cannot be found at their mentioned [official] addresses, and the same for any signs of [their] business activity,” the PGO’s May 24 statement said.
Eight out ten Russians believe Putin will run for office in 2018
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Eight out ten (80%) Russians expect Vladimir Putin to run for president in 2018, according to
a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation, while 9% believe he will not run for president again and another 12% don’t know, reported Vedomosti.
If the president decides not to run in the March 2018 presidential election, 46% of Russians said they will be disappointed, 35% don't really care and 14% say that would be a good thing.
The share of Russians who believe that Putin is now coping with the responsibilities of the president better than during his first two terms rose to 42%, up from 16% in 2013.
A third (33%) of respondents said Putin was better suited to be president now than when he took office in 2000, with 42% saying there was no
Earlier in May, Gontareva said Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov had failed to show progress in fulfill- ing obligations to restructure the bank’s corporate credit portfolio.
The two businessmen had committed to carry- ing out a restructuring programme by the middle of 2017. If they are able to successfully restruc- ture 75% of the portfolio, the NBU will consider the possibility of extending the restructuring for the remaining 25% until late 2017, NBU offi- cials told bne IntelliNews.
change. Another 16% said he was worse.
According to the survey, 70% of Russians would view Putin’s reelection in 2018 positively, with 19% saying they do not care and 6% seeing that outcome negatively.
Two-thirds of Russians (63%) say Putin's actions correspond to what the respondent personally expected from him in 2012 when he won election for the third time, against 24% who were expecting something else, and another 13% that don’t know.
Half of the respondents (52%) believe Putin listens to public opinion and is guided by its demands, another third (37%) believe he doesn't listen to the people, and 11% don't know.