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All public sector salaries and pensions in Crimea will be paid out at the ruble to hryvnia rate valid on March 18, 2014, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

“Salaries for public sector workers, pensions and allowances will be
paid out at the ruble to hryvnia rate valid on the date of
incorporation, i.e. March 18 this year,” he said at a meeting that
focused on socio-economic support for Crimea and Sevastopol on Monday.