UPDATE 1-Top Russian oil firm Rosneft repays around $7 bln in debt
December 22, 2014 at 05:16 AM EST
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Russia's top oil producer Rosneft said on Monday it had met a $7 billion loan repayment, partially easing fears among investors that Western sanctions banning major Russian firms from access to European and U.S. capital could prompt mass defaults.