> Russia’s National Settlement Depository reported that the Ministry of Finance sent the interest payment, as usual. In normal times, the depository would then

> Russia’s National Settlement Depository reported that the Ministry of Finance sent the interest payment, as usual. In normal times, the depository would then transfer it to the accounts of bondholders with payment scheduled for delivery the following day. The issuer of a bond can make a payment to the accounting system, but the depository is banned from sending that on to foreign clients, the central bank said in a statement. The bond issuer has already issued the payment.