Russia’s ability to sidestep its first foreign default in a century is turning more fraught as another payment comes due on the warring nation’s debt. Investors are supposed to receive about $100 million of interest on Russian foreign debt in their accounts by Friday, payments President Vladimir Putin’s government says it has already made. That’s unlikely to satisfy concerned bondholders who are keen to see the cash after the US Treasury closed a loophole that previously allowed American banks and individuals to accept such payments. The National Settlement Depository — the main central securities depository in Moscow — said in statements on Friday its account was debited in favor of depositor’s accounts for the interest payments on foreign bonds due in 2026 and 2036. It’s the latest twist in a debt saga that has dragged on for months as […]