Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks with Simon Bartley, president of WorldSkills International (WSI), during a meeting at the Kremlin on March 24, 2015.
Photo by AFP
As Ukraine begins bond-restructuring talks, it finds itself face-to-face with a familiar foe: Russia.
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