Russia is sanctioned and they are not supposed be able to make purchases at all.
Might want to try finding sources for this, because you’ll discover this is untrue.
Russia is sanctioned and they are not supposed be able to make purchases at all.
Might want to try finding sources for this, because you’ll discover this is untrue.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
From the article:
Btw, I knew this before reading the article. Do a web search around how these workarounds operate (the example cited by RPS isn’t the only one,).
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
There are no ‘Western sanctions’ that prohibit from selling stuff to all Russians. Visa and MasterCard stopped doing cross-border transactions by their own decision, and most Russian banks are cut off from SWIFT. That’s all, aside from more individual and sector-specific sanctions.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
How does that contradict what I said?
You think living in Ukraine, I would be aware of the exact scope of sanctions against russia (and the massive loopholes)?
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Are you aware of what you yourself wrote in the original comment?
Explain to me why they’re supposed to not be able to make purchases.