The effect of sanctions: in a Moscow supermarket, buyers fought over sugar, which has now become a shortage

A video showing Russian citizens fighting for groceries among empty shelves has gone viral on social media. Newsweek.

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The video was posted on her Twitter page by Lyubov Tsybulska, adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The video has received over 230 views so far.

People in Moscow fighting for.. SUGAR. Well, dear Russian citizens, this is only the beginning. pic.twitter.com/dsS4qb7QkI

- Liubov Tsybulska (@TsybulskaLiubov) March 14, 2022

She captioned the video: “People in Moscow are fighting for… SUGAR. Well, dear citizens of Russia, this is only the beginning.”

The video was also posted on the Telegram social network along with photos of empty shelves by user pdmnews.
The author claimed that the events in the video took place in the Perekrestok store in the Fort Otradoe shopping center on Dekabristov Street. He also said that the citizens were fighting over products such as sugar. When the video was filmed is not specified. He also claimed to have spoken to the person who recorded the video and she said her name was Anna.

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“There were empty shelves. There was no salt, no sugar, no pasta, no buckwheat, rice was expensive,” said Anna. “So people saw a cart with sugar and ran after it. They just jumped on this cart. Everyone started pushing aggressively.”

The woman who recorded the video also urged Russian citizens to behave wiser and think about others.

“Everyone rows for themselves, leaving nothing for others. We must remain human. I wanted to show people how they see themselves from the outside. It's really terrible," she added.

This came after world leaders in Europe and around the world imposed sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

On March 3, the London Stock Exchange suspended trading in the shares of 27 companies with close ties to Russia, after the share prices of a number of Russian banks and energy companies fell by more than 90%.

Goldman Sachs revised its 2022 economic growth forecast for Russia from 2% GDP growth to a 7% decline. Since the outbreak of hostilities, the official value of the Russian ruble has fallen by more than 40%. The Russian stock market remains closed.

On March 15, Russia said there was no risk of food shortages in the country and warned against stockpiling.
Despite this announcement, Russia is facing its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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“There are no conditions for the risks of a shortage or reduction in the assortment,” Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said on March 15.

“You shouldn’t artificially increase demand by purchasing for future use. We will reorient the market and establish mutually beneficial trade, expand our partner network with friendly countries,” she said.

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