Russia will take measures only if Cyprus banks lose finances of state companies, but not individuals, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told Russia 1.
The official recalled the crisis of 2008, when the Cabinet took measures to prevent losses of deposits of individuals in banks and emphasized that Nicosia had shown no such care.
Shuvalov stressed that macroeconomic figures proved that Russia was one of the most reliable economies with safe banking system.
After long negotiations of Nicosia and Brussels, Cyprus received the necessary financial support in exchange for reforming the banking system. Deposits worth over 100,000 euro may lose up to 60% of the sum.
