KIEV, Feb. 14 ??“ Deutsche Bank, which last year opened a 2 billion euros credit line to Naftogaz Ukrayiny, sold the debt to Gazprombank of Russia and DEPFA Investment Bank Ltd of Cyprus, a government source said.

DEPFA Investment Bank already provided a $220 million loan to Naftogaz Ukrayiny in December 2005, the source told Interfax-Ukraine on Monday. The five-year loan was given at Libor plus 1.75% interest, the source said.