$1.5 billion (55.4 bln rubles) has been allocated by Moscow to the Russian republic of Crimea and Sevastopol to balance its budget in 2014.
But what is on Moscow’s mind regarding the peninsular?
Earlier, Russia’s Finance Ministry earmarked $6.9 billion (243 billion rubles) in financial support for the country’s brand new subjects, and estimated that the Crimean Peninsula will be deficit- and aid- free by 2017.
