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In Russia, against the backdrop of sanctions imposed by Western countries due to the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, there was an acute shortage of coated paper, which is used for magazines and books with color illustrations.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, leading European manufacturers have suspended deliveries. So, in particular, the Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso announced that it would stop all production and sales in the country on March 2, and the next day Finnish UPM warned about similar decisions.
Russian book publishers, on the other hand, expect to come to an agreement with Chinese companies, and some are ready to buy Russian paper. However, its quality, experts say, is worse than European, and production volumes will not be enough. In connection with the problems that have arisen, publishers fear further increases in prices and production costs.
Recall that on February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), and on February 24 he made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.”
In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones.
In particular, Russian banks fell under the sanctions, including Sberbank, VTB, Novikombank, FC Otkritie and Sovcombank, and for a number of state-owned companies it was difficult to attract foreign capital.
Later, the EU countries and the United States agreed to disconnect Russian banks that fell under sanctions from the international system of interbank transactions and information exchange SWIFT. In addition, it was decided to freeze the assets of the Bank of Russia, which will create difficulties for its use of international reserves. EU countries also pledged to take steps to limit the sale of citizenship — the so-called “golden passports” that allow wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government to become citizens of EU states and gain access to their financial systems. In addition, the European Union, the United States, Canada and a number of other countries have closed the sky for Russian aircraft.
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Source: Rosbalt
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