Ukraine fails to reach deal with bondholders

April 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government said on Thursday that it had not been able to agree to a deal with holders of its GDP-linked warrants to restructure the bond-like debt instruments, although it did intend to continue talking with them.

"Ukraine indicated that it could not accept the Restricted (GDP Warrant) Holders’ Proposal and declined to make any further proposal," the country said in a statement, adding it intends to "continue engagement" and would consider "all available options" to restructure the debt, which is a stipulation of its IMF programme.

Ukraine threw in the $2.6 billion worth of GDP warrants - fixed income securities indexed to economic growth - to sweeten its 2015 debt restructuring. But their complex structure meant they had not been part of last year's broader $20 billion restructuring that became necessary following Russia's 2022 invasion.

It had been in talks with a group of warrant holders ahead of the next scheduled payout of the instruments at the end of May.