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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

Sanctions are hitting hard enough to hurt Russia, if not stop it

A McDonald's logo in Cyrillic letters ion front of as branch of the restaurant
McDonald's was one of several companies that ‘self-sanctioned’ and left Russia even though they were under no obligation to do so. Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

Sanctions have affected many aspects of life in Russia, but one particular shortage has sent the wealthy elite into a spin: beauty clinics are running out of Botox.

The business daily newspaper Kommersant reported this month that Botox imports saw a threefold drop to 74,500 units in the period between January and March compared with the same time last year, after one western manufacturer stopped exporting to Russia.

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