The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg: ‘The increasing aggression in Russia worries me – it could get bumpy’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... eurovision
Have the sanctions had any tangible effect on day-to-day life?
If you go to a supermarket in Moscow, the shelves are pretty full. The selection perhaps isn’t as large as it was a year ago, and a lot of western products that used to be there have disappeared, like Coca-Cola, replaced by new local brands. Imported goods are becoming much more expensive. But for the majority of Russians across the country, they don’t see a huge effect from sanctions. Now that may change this year. I think the economy is going to come under increasing pressure.