Sanktioner mot Ryssland.

A look into the future: Russian society of 2016
Pessimistic
Proportion of the poor stays at 20%
“Near poor” stratum equal to 15%

South Korean bank proposes joint fund for infrastructure projects in Russia Far East
SEOUL, December 9. /TASS/. The Industrial Bank of Korea has proposed setting up a joint fund to help promulgate infrastructure projects in Russia’s Far East, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev said on Tuesday at a Russian-South Korean business forum underway in Seoul.

Sanctions cost Europe's economy $46 bln — Russian Railways CEO
MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. Sanctions introduced against Russia have brought about considerable harm to European companies and it could force the United States to correct its policy towards Russia, CEO of the RZD Russian Railways state-owned company Vladimir Yakunin told reporters on Friday.
The US is making an attempt to stoke discontent and mass riots inside Russia with the economic sanctions, Yakunin said.

Tidningen uppger också att det skett en rusning till bankomater när ryska medborgare velat ta ut sina rubel från banken för att växla in dem mot dollar eller köpa upp dem för mat eller andra varor som nu befaras bli än dyrare.

Russian food standards officers remain suspicious that Switzerland reexports European products Moscow has banned from entry in response to Western sanctions over events in Ukraine, the country's veterinary regulator said on Friday.

“We are holding talks now,” Aleksey Saurin, deputy head of Russia's agriculture watchdog (Rosselkhoznadzor) told TASS.

Asked whether Swiss suppliers have been cleared of suspicion of smuggling agricultural products to Russia, Saurin said: “No. But we’ll see if they provide documents.”

The Russian regulator said earlier it considered banning imports of fruit and vegetables from Switzerland over suspicions of apple smuggling. The measures were expected to be taken if Switzerland failed to notify Russia of the volumes of fruit and vegetables it grows and to prove the authenticity of phytosanitary certificates accompanying products delivered to the country.

According to Rosselkhoznadzor, Switzerland has considerably increased exports of some fruit and vegetables to Russia after Moscow introduced its ban on food imports from Western countries which imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. Deliveries of apples from Switzerland increased 400 times, which made the agency suspect they were not produced in Switzerland.