Moscow – Simferopol (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) – The West’s “Crimean” sanctions against Russia largely led to the opposite result, the Kultura newspaper reports.
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In particular, the flow of Russian money into London has weakened: according to duty-free shopping company GlobalBlue, revenue from Russians in the first quarter of 2014 fell by 17% compared to the same period last year.
The share of food imports in the consumer basket of Russians is decreasing.
In recent weeks, according to the newspaper, sales of goods with Russian symbols have increased by 1,5–2 times, and sales of Crimean wines have increased exponentially in a number of food chains.
According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, a draft resolution has been submitted to the government to limit government purchases of imported cars. In addition, the newspaper notes, part of the assets of Russian businessmen in the West may come under Russian jurisdiction.
According to the owner of the American basketball club Brooklyn Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, he will transfer his shares in the club to a Russian company.