The real impact of Western sanctions on Russian society is about 2% of the budget, in total for the Russian Federation insignificant, and preservation of low oil prices could take the budget is still about 6%, but this may be offset from the existing stock, says the former head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

" If we talk about the real impact of punishment on all Russian society, it is in fact negligible. That is the effect of punishment, perhaps, we can estimate somewhere in The 2% of the budget that, in General, for the Russian Federation insignificant, " said Khodorkovsky at the Vilnius forum of intellectuals on the last working day of the week.

"The impact of oil prices - even If they will last at the current level until the end of the year - maybe it is just 6% of the consolidated budget of the country," added the former head of " Yukos ".

according to him, the Russian authorities could compensate for the expense of existing stocks " for at least the next three years ".

in connection with the situation in Ukraine at the end of July 2014, the EU and the United States from a point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned To measures against sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.


Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, first fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news

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