ANTALYA , Turkey, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin softened demands for immediate payment by Ukraine of a $3 billion bond, for the first time agreeing to a restructuring of the debt.
At the G-20 summit meeting in Antalya, Turkey, where world leaders focused on cooperating to fight Islamic extremism, Putin referred to $1 billion installments of the debt. Russia previously demanded the entire $3 billion paid by December 20.