Russian smugglers import luxury cars from Europe despite sanctions
Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take longer routes
"I don’t want to know what happens to the cars after" - a German car trader asked how a luxury vehicle he sold was quickly re-exported to Russia, despite sanctions
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Russian rouble hits 104 against USD, lowest since March 2022. Interest rates already at a 20-year high and threat of stagflation escalating.
Numbers already running far ahead of warnings in this article from 2 months ago: www.barrons.com/news/russia-...
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