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In 2014 EU put sanctions on exporting certain goods to Russia, and Russia put counter-sanctions on e.g. importing European cheese to Russia. But Russian people
by sampo 2y ago
In 2014 EU put sanctions on exporting certain goods to Russia, and Russia put counter-sanctions on e.g. importing European cheese to Russia. But Russian people still wantef higher quality cheese, so smuggling cheese across the Finnish-Russian border was quite common in the years following. But this is only 100kg:
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/oltermanni-salakuljettaja-jai-kiinni-tullissa-yritti-vieda-lahes-sata-kiloa-juustoa-rajan-yli/6531444 https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/oltermanni-salakuljettaj...
- trhway 2y agomore typical since 2014 the situation of the goods like Norwegian salmon disappearing from the Russian market while the goods that were never there until 2014 like Belarussian salmon (while Belarussia is still landlocked :) quickly becoming available in large volumes on Russian market. Similarly with Armenian electronics which never been there until 2022.