Cash machines stopped working in rebel-held areas of Ukraine today and businesses no longer accepted credit cards after Kiev moved to shut down the banking system. The measures form part of the government's new strategy to suffocate Russian separatists after its costly military campaign has foundered.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Daily Mail: Kyiv turns off cash machines and stops credit cards in rebel-held regions
People wait in front of a closed bank on Nov. 26, 2014 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
