dollar loan to finance a bid in the auction. Lake said the Russian government could go forward with the auction, but the top bidder wouldn't have the financing for the opening bid if the banks pull out. "If the banks adhere to the ruling, which we hope they would, there would be no financing available for the banking syndicate," Lake said. "It will be interesting to see what's actually going to happen on Sunday." --more 1453 Local Time 1153 GMT
