Gref about Sberbank's return to Crimea

Sberbank may return to the Crimean market if international sanctions are eased," the bank's chief German Gref said at the annual shareholders meeting.

But the bank cannot return to Crimea yet – if it does, another sanctions regime will be imposed against it. "It would definitely not make sense to do that now," he said.

"Once the sanctions regime has been eased, we'll be one of the first companies to be working there," Interfax cited him as saying.