Russia will consider the loan to Belarus at 5.4 billion dollars - Putin

Russia will continue to consider the allocation of Belarus a loan worth 500 million dollars. This was stated by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to journalists after a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State in Minsk. Russia has given Belarus a loan of $ 3 billion. Another loan to Belarus in the amount of $ 500 million was transferred to the Belarusian side in March this year. "We see an opportunity to further continue in this vein," - said Putin. In 2007, Russia gave Belarus stabilization loan of 1 billion dollars. In late 2008, signed an agreement on the allocation of Minsk has a stabilization loan of $ 2 billion, 1.5 billion of which is currently already provided. The remaining $ 500 million, if granted, will be the last tranche of $ 2 billion. Portal Bank.ru Materials Rihanna.