First deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov stated on 7 December Ukraine risked a default if it failed to raise $10 billion "I asked for a loan to support us, and Europe agreed, but a mistake was made – we failed to put it on paper."
乌克兰第一副总理谢尔盖·阿尔布佐夫在12月7日声明称如果乌克兰不能筹集100亿美元，就将面临违约的危险，他说：“我请求贷款来维持，欧洲（联盟）同意了，但是我们犯了一个错误——没能以书面形式敲定它。