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Crimea's transition from the Ukrainian hryvnia to the Russian ruble might be completed in two-three months, Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said.

“This a complex technical challenge,” he said. “But in general the work is comprehensible. I think it may take two-three months, probably” Ulyukayev told journalists following the president’s address to the Federal Assembly.