PayPal opens curtailed service for Russians

The list of countries where citizens can use the PayPal payments system has now expanded to 48 and includes Ukraine and Russia. True, citizens of these countries can presently only send money through PayPal, but they cannot top up their account or withdraw funds. Residents of Russia are also unable to receive payments from other users of the system. Of the 17 currencies with which PayPal operates, there is still no currency from countries of the former USSR. The only thing that the system has given Russians is access to Western stores and auctions, including eBay, which owns PayPal.