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Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by lotusmars on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @05:38AM (#31408031)
No, Moscow is fine and you can buy foreign currency freely now. This is a delusion based on Western politians' loud promises which never came true. We were promised crushing sanctions that would reduce Russian economy to 1980's style rubble with black market of foreign currencies. It's all just a load of hype. It's important to set this clear because most of HN commenters seems to be under impression those sanctions actually had intended effect.
Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by rasz on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:13AM (#31409342)
Can you buy a new car with all this money?
Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by lotusmars on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @04:04AM (#31420316)
Yes. It's more expensive than before, but there's a thriving market on Telegram with prices fixed in EUR/USD. Also Chinese cars sales are growing and soon market will be flooded.
Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by rasz on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @02:32PM (#31426097)
So second hand at black market rates. Sounds like sanctions are working after all.