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There are 28 item(s) tagged with the keyword "sanctions".

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21. Ukrainians Liberate a Mansion

"This property has been liberated."

– A banner hanging from a Russian oligarch's mansion taken over by Ukrainian Refugees
Tags: sanctions, refugees, united kingdom, Ukraine
22. Panic! At the Grocers

As the ruble continues to inflate and goods disappear, the Kremlin urges citizens not to panic buy.

Tags: war in ukraine, agriculture, food, sanctions, economy
23. The Toughest Sanction

Putin has been stripped of two martial arts honors in response to his invasion of Ukraine.

Tags: Ukraine, sanctions, sports, putin
24. Charcuterie à la 1984

Fiscal sanctions may be devastating for an economy, but food sanctions are a punch to the gut.

Tags: fine, Yekaterinburg, sanctions, sanction, embargo, sausage, ham, cheese
25. Double-Edged Sanctions

The thing about national economies is that they are international.

Tags: sanctions, trade
26. Eating, Drinking, and Putin's New Look

Beachgoers bathe in potable sludge, Russians weigh in on replacements for sanctioned food, and the Kremlin revamps funerals. Plus, Putin goes fishing. 

Tags: Putin, sanctions, Kremlin, Sochi, Russia
By Alice E.M. Underwood
27. Cosmonautics Day and Fruit in Disguise

Investigations: the state of Russian cosmonautics, what happens to prohibited fruit, and when mourners aren't really mourning. Plus, sneaking pickles into space. 

Tags: russia, space, sanctions, kremlin, cosmonaut
By Alice E.M. Underwood
28. Tractors, smugglers, and the matryoshka from hell

It's a tough week for transport in Russia, with a tractor parade, a smugglers' road, a bear on the loose, and an unwieldy matryoshka to top it all off.

Tags: russia, olympics, matryoshka, farmers, sanctions, bears
By Alice E.M. Underwood

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