I thought that Russia was in financial trouble 
Well... I'll give you a comparison between the United States and Russia.
Russia:
Net Debt: $243 billion
Forex Reserves: $370 billion
Surplus: $127 billion
United States:
Net Debt: $18,315 billion
Forex Reserves: $121 billion
Deficit: $18,194 billion
Now, from these stats, who seems to be in financial trouble?
You should relate debt and deficit to gross domestic product, and income per inhabitant...
Now, I wonder what game the Greeks are playing. They've said many times that the Germans and especially Frau Merkel were all nazis, but they would like us to believe that Putin is Mr Nice Guy, and that he will save Greece from rapacious western bankers? I'm doubtful dealing with Putin will be any sweeter than dealing with Mme Lagarde from the IMF.