RUSSIA - DECEMBER 24:  A sheet of 5000 denomination ruble bank notes sits before being cut at the Goznak mint in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Russian regional lenders asked the government to moderate talks initiated by foreign financial firms concerned that banks and companies will struggle to repay some of the $400 billion of debt due in the next four years. "Several Western banks asked about holding discussions,".  (Photo by Mikhail Galustov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)