KYIV, June 27 – The completion of the deal on the sale by the Veon group, which includes the Ukrainian operator Kyivstar, of the Russian subsidiary VimpelCom was delayed due to unforeseen difficulties, at present it is expected in the next month or two, president of Kyivstar Oleksandr Komarov said.

"The move to withdraw from Russia turned out to be difficult not only in terms of making a decision, but also difficult in terms of its implementation ... But, I hope, this is a matter of one or two months to complete the deal," he said in an interview with Interfax -Ukraine.