SIMFEROPOL, April 22. /ITAR-TASS/. The Russia rouble has been ousting the Ukrainian hryvnia from Crimea, but the deadline for the hryvnia circulation has not been set yet. The population and juridical entities will be warned about the date when the hryvnia is put out of circulation beforehand, First Vice-premier of the government of the Republic of Crimea Rustam Temirgaliyev said on Tuesday.

"The exchange of the hryvnia into the rouble will be easy when the deadline is announced," he assured. "A month before the hryvnia is no longer accepted at shops and put out of circulation altogether we will inform all the juridical and physical entities, all citizens of Crimea," he said.

The Crimean authorities have guaranteed that after the hryvnia is removed from circulation all the citizens of Crimea will be offered an opportunity of free exchange of the Ukrainian currency in accordance with the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Russia.