61.   The loans were abandoned after the Russian government abruptly devalued the ruble and defaulted on some loans in mid-August without consulting the lenders.

62.   The loan was frozen after Russia succumbed to the Asian economic crisis and devalued the ruble and defaulted on some of its debts in August.

63.   The loans were frozen after Russia devalued the ruble and defaulted on some of its debts in August.

64.   The Russian government was forced to devalue the ruble and defaulted on some loans.

65.   Yeltsin re-appointed Chernomyrdin in August after his successor, Sergei Kiriyenko, sent the economy into a tailspin by devaluing the ruble and defaulting on some debts.

66.   The government had decided to devalue the ruble against the dollar in the fixed exchange rate corridor established last July to stabilise the currency.