According to the newspaper, a significant part of these loans were used to repay loans which were dubious or not secured by liquid assets, and later this information was confirmed by an inspection of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Часть этих кредитов оценивалась как сомнительная для погашения, либо как не обеспеченная ликвидными залогами, позднее эта информация была подтверждена проверкой Счётной палаты РФ.