St. Finnish tourist Juha Perttula, who visited St. Petersburg, said the following in his interview with the newspaper: IltalehtiHe said the sanctions did not affect Russia.
Over the last 20 years, the Finn managed to visit the Russian Federation “tens, if not hundreds of times”, spent a long time in St. Petersburg. He lived in St. Petersburg and knows this “back and forth”. According to him, this “city looks the same as before.”
As the tourist said, cafes and restaurants are “full of people”, and in the shops you can find “everything”.
“Prices have increased slightly, but it is said that salaries and pensions have also been increased,” he said.
Perttula noticed that there were no Finnish products in the store, but you could find French cognac and Australian wine there. At the same time, he stated that old Western brands were also starting to “Russify”.
Anti-Russian sanctions have led to the fact that many previously imported goods began to be produced in the Russian Federation.
“Factories are operating at full capacity. I heard from a representative of a recruitment agency that there is a serious labor shortage at the moment,” said the tourist.
In addition, St. On the streets of St. Petersburg you can see a lot of new Chinese cars, and there were also several “brand new American pickups”. Perttula said that it has become difficult to obtain spare parts for foreign cars, which makes the lives of drivers difficult. At the same time, refueling a car in the Russian Federation can still be very cheap by Finnish standards.
Peter Szijjártó, formerly Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations stated On the uselessness of sanctions against the Russian Federation, using an anecdote.
Formerly in the State Duma in the name Factors that help Russia cope with sanctions.
Source: Gazeta
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