War Ukraine changed life in Russia

Dmitry said his revenue in his IT company in Novosibirsk, the Siberian region, was affected by unprecedented sanctions from the West to be imposed with Russia for three years of War of Ukraine.

“The sanctions make things more difficult, because Russian software is not as good as the US,” said Dmitry, nearly 50 years old. His family still has the opportunity to go on vacation in Altai, but he admits that some items in Russia have increased, especially cars, making it difficult to buy a new car, while the injuries The brand from China appears more.

In Moscow, Viktoria, a mother of two children and relatives in Ukraine, said that when the war broke out, many people were shocked and scared. The accumulation of drugs has caused scarcity of medical supplies in early 2022.

But after three years, many things have changed. The escalating price has been offset by higher salary. The Russian capital also opened many new attractions, making life somewhat interesting, Viktoria felt.

The biggest impact that war caused to her family was unable to continue traveling to Europe every year as before. Since 2022, her family or friends mainly travel to the Middle East or resort in the country.

“We or my friends are not really difficult for fighting. But this is the capital, the situation in localities may be different,” Ms. Viktoria said.

According to Western observers, after three years of outbreaks, the impact of Ukraine’s war in Russia and the whole world is uneven.

Areas such as Moscow, like Viktoria’s description, may have avoided the worst effects, but areas like Belgorod still have many difficulties in Siberia to record significant changes and influences.

Men in this region account for the majority of the Russian forces to fight in Ukraine. For them, enlisted and went to Ukraine to fight “like buying lottery tickets”, with the prize is to survive and receive a generous financial allowance according to local standards.

The salary of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine is significantly higher than the common ground, helping the soldiers after the demolition have the opportunity to buy houses, cars and tourism abroad. Low -income men in this region describe the decision to volunteer to enlist as a “job”.

The Kremlin has not published accurate statistics on casualties in Ukraine after three years. Ukraine and the US said Russia hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers may have been killed and injured, putting pressure on the country’s health system.

According to observers, regions like the Russian Republic of Buryatia are significantly influenced by the men of the battle. People have become bottled with the news of the deaths of neighbors in the front.

“We initially discussed and discussed before each loss, attending the funeral of each person. Now I do not know how many local people have died the most recent battle, do not know if they are dead yet”, “, A 40-year-old teacher in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia, said.

Changes due to war are also clearly shown on the streets in many localities, when Western companies and corporations withdraw from the Russian market, the foot is Asian and domestic brands.

Chris Weafer, founder of independent strategic consulting firm Macro-Advisory, headquartered Kiev. Petersburg now appears more and more tourists from the Arab region, China, because Russian airlines have developed more new flight routes in the Middle East, Asia.

However, Russian observers predict many American and European brands will probably return to the Russian market in the second quarter of this year, when the Russian – US delegation recently negotiated in Saudi Arab and discuss many issues. , including restoring economic cooperation. The return to Russia of Gucci Fashion Fashion on February 18 is considered one of such signs.

But WEEMER thinks that Russian trade is very difficult to return to the previous state, even when diplomatic and economic relations with the West are fully restored if reaching a peaceful agreement in Ukraine.

“The Russians are familiar with new brands and destinations, not necessarily returning to old habits,” he explained.

Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia needs a management mechanism to ensure the return of Western businesses does not lose the competitive advantage of domestic companies.

“Foreign companies will only be allowed to return to Russia if they benefit the nation. We must act on this,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.