Sanctions trump patriotism for Russian banks in Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea/MOSCOW (Reuters) - In the rush to serve clients keen to open ruble accounts, staff at the first Russian bank to open its doors in Crimea have yet to...
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With Russia controlling Crimea, Ukrainian army allegiances waver
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Ukrainian serviceman Ivan Marchenko's wife is filing for divorce over his decision to follow orders to withdraw from Russian-controlled Crimea. He is not alone. Two of...
Raiffeisen Bank subsidiary to close Crimea branches
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International will close all its branches in Crimea by mid-month, the bank said on Saturday, following Russia's annexation of the Black...
Putin says Crimea takeover shows Russian military prowess
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia's takeover of Crimea showed off its military prowess, as his defence minister reported that the Russian flag was now flying...
North Caucasus rebel leader Umarov dead, replaced: website
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most wanted man, Doku Umarov, is dead and has been replaced as the leader of an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus, a website that sympathizes...
North Caucasus rebel leader Umarov dead, replaced: website
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most wanted man, Doku Umarov, is dead and has been replaced as the leader of an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus, a website that sympathizes...
How the separatists delivered Crimea to Moscow
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Within a week of its building being taken over by armed gunmen last month, the regional parliament in Crimea was voting in favor of the Ukrainian...
How the separatists delivered Crimea to Moscow
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Within a week of its building being taken over by armed gunmen last month, the regional parliament in Crimea was voting in favor of the Ukrainian...
In ‘propaganda’ war, Crimeans hear different reality
KIEV/SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Two days before Russian forces began the operation to seize Crimea, somebody threw two Molotov cocktails through the window of Black Sea TV. "It was a...
Wives, neighbors hold war of words in armed Crimea standoff
PEREVALNOYE, Ukraine (Reuters) - If there is a frontline in Russia's so far bloodless military operation in Ukraine, it is here at a run-down base near a village on a...