July 31 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr

Zelenskiy has signed a law allowing the government to suspend

foreign debt payments until Oct. 1, the parliamentary database

showed on Wednesday.

The move paves the way for a moratorium to be called that

would formally mark a sovereign default for Ukraine.

Earlier this month, Ukraine announced a preliminary

restructuring deal with a committee of those holding $19.7

billion in bonds - its second debt rework in a decade prompted

by Russia's invasion.