The French authorities have no right to demand from Russia the return of debts on bonds of tsarist times. These issues have already been settled between Moscow and Paris, as enshrined in the treaty of May 1997. "France and Russia mutually refuse all financial debts that arose between them until May 9, 1945. , as well as refrain from supporting the claims of their citizens associated with these debts, "- confirmed RIA Novosti in the French Ministry of Economy. They noted that in accordance with this agreement, Paris received $ 400 million from Moscow.

The history of royal debts surfaced in France after nearly 400,000 French people appealed to the International Federation of Russian Loaners and demanded the repayment of debts on Russian railway companies, to which the French invested about 30 billion francs in the late 19th century (€ 53 billion in recalculation). In 1918 year.

Vladimir Lenin decreed the royal debts. Descendants of French businessmen now wanted to receive compensation. At the same time, the French Ministry of Finance notes that holders of Russian securities of the pre-revolutionary period previously received payment. However, over the greed of people, the agency is not powerful. Therefore, to prohibit private persons from applying to Moscow for financial claims, the French authorities will not.