Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians with foreign-currency mortgages have written an open letter to President Vladimir Putin seeking help with repayments that have soared because of the rouble's plunge, saying they were misled by banks.
The letter, published by the Vedomosti and Kommersant business newspapers on Monday, reflects discontent over the rouble's slide and accelerating inflation following the fall in global oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine.
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