RUSSIA BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS SHRUG OFF RISKS POSED BY POTENTIAL SANCTIONS
April 11th, 2014
THE RUSSIAN publishing and bookselling sector is shrugging off the risks posed by potential wide-ranging economic sanctions that could be imposed on their country by the European Union (EU) and USA over the Ukraine crisis.Thus far, asset freezes and visa bans have been introduced against a number of Russian and Ukrainian officials, and some Russian banks have seen their international payment systems shut down. But the western allies are threatening to broaden sanctions if Russian politicians refuse to honour an international accord that was signed in Geneva on ...
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