The Ukrainian government is negotiating with holders of international bonds to restructure its $20 billion debt and is discussing partial debt forgiveness, states Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko. It is worth noting that Ukraine agreed to a two-year freeze on payments for its international bonds in the early days of Russia’s large-scale invasion in February 2022. Now, Kyiv wants to maintain access to international markets and seeks to negotiate a new deal before the freeze ends in August. Marchenko said that Ukraine is currently negotiating restructuring with creditors, and this spe…