KIEV, March 9 – The Ukrainian subsidiary of Russian Sberbank, PJSC Sberbank, said it is not providing services to legal entities and individuals on the basis of ID documents issued in the Ukrainian territories not controlled by the central government.

"As a Ukrainian commercial bank carrying out its activity on the basis of a National Bank of Ukraine license, PJSC Sberbank strictly complies with Ukrainian laws. The bank neither did, nor does, or intends to service individuals and legal entities on the basis of documents issued in territories not controlled by the Ukrainian government, and does not conduct financial operations in those territories. The bank only services its clients on the basis of documents identifying them in accordance with requirements of the Ukrainian laws," the bank said in a commentary in response to a query from Interfax-Ukraine.