people are panicking. and there is a problem with the banking system as well. so i think it hurts the average people from the beginning. from the second day, i would say. my friends in moscow, - many of whom are journalists and many of whom have been forced to flee because, - as you said, journalism has effectively become a crime | punishable by 50 years injail, they now find themselves - in a position whereby i have got a friend - who hasjust left. his visa cards don t work- because of british sanctions, he cannot get any this money out of his bank accounts - in russia because of russian counter sanctions, some - of these are hurting the wrong people. i absolutely, absolutely. most of my colleagues found themselves on tuesday morning without money. no money and they can t work? in georgia, in istanbul, no money. cards stopped working. it is a disaster for them. talking about unintended consequences, we have been here before, haven t we?
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but do you get the impression from talking to friends in russia that the sanctions are yet hitting ordinary russians? are they yet feeling the effects of this? no, no, no, they are panicking. there is a panic en masse. in saint petersburg. i mean, average people, because prices for food, various simple food baskets, sugar, grains, going people try to buy something in advance and it is already shortage on shelves at supermarkets. people are panicking. and there is a problem with the banking system as well. so i think it hurts the average people from the beginning. from the second day, i would say. my friends in moscow, many of whom are journalists