Russians feel the pain of international sanctions
Tuesday, March 01, 2022 | 3890 Views |
Russians feel the pain of international sanctions
He can't afford to get a mortgage in Moscow now interest rates have been hiked.
Millions of Russians like him are starting to feel the effect of Western economic sanctions designed to punish the country for invading neighbouring Ukraine.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...