Many Russian customers, for example, are for the first time paying attention to fuel consumption as energy prices are deregulated.

Much of Russia's trade revolves around the dollar, and many foreign companies want to be paid in dollars by their Russian customers.

Real-estate agents and hotel managers describe their best Russian customers as officials, financiers and industrialists.

This milestone also made Aeroflot the first Russian customer for Airbus.

Ikea's familiar blue-and-yellow logo could soon be appearing on credit cards in its Russian customers' wallets.

This is different from Sun's previous strategy which basically charged Russian customers European list prices plus high shipment costs.

Most of the businesses in Yabaolu cater to Russian customers.

It remains unclear whether there was wrongdoing by them or other individuals, and how closely the bank supervised their activities and their Russian customers.

But Gazprom has its liabilities, as well, including a mountain of unpaid bills from Russian customers.

A limited number of books gather dust in grocery shops serving Russian customers, but people are hardly enticed.