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  • Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends

    02/22/2023 9:14:30 PM PST · by Red6 · 76 replies
    NYT's ^ | January 31, 2023 | Ana Swanson
    Recent data show surges in trade for some of Russia’s neighbors and allies, suggesting that countries like Turkey, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are stepping in to provide Russia with many of the products that Western countries have tried to cut off as punishment for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian trade appears to have largely bounced back to where it was before the invasion of Ukraine last February. Analysts estimate that Russia’s imports may have already recovered to prewar levels, or will soon do so, depending on their models.