Wheat for Cars, Seeds for Materials: Russia Revives Barter Amidst Crippling Sanctions
While still small compared with other alternative payment methods, barter has been revived in Russia to circumvent Western sanctions and mitigate risks to payment agents. Several such operations were identified, includin...
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