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Life In Russia Under Sanctions: Empty Stores, Rising Prices, Personal Tragedy



May 17, 2022 How is life in Russia under sanctions 3 months after the start of the military operation against Ukraine?
Generally, not well.

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Life in Russia Under Sanctions: Half-Empty Malls and Food Prices


May 22, 2022 Let me show you life in Russia 3 months after my country started the “operation” and got under sanctions.

I recorded this video in my hometown, the city of Omsk in Siberia. But it’s more or less similar to what I can see in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Life in Russia under sanctions feels weird, I observe prices rising for nearly everything here, shopping malls are getting empty, and yet many people don’t think anything is going wrong.

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International sanctions take toll on Russian economy | DW News

May 19, 2022 The war in Ukraine has prompted huge financial sanctions against Russia. Despite the sanctions the Russian currency is astonishingly strong. Vasily Astrov from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies says the sanctions take longer to fully unfold.