According to the foreigner, the economic climate in Russia “is not so gloomy”: inflation remains under control, balanced by the ruble, and Western brands have been replaced by other goods. There is also a parallel import. Some French companies that decided not to leave the Russian market were able to solve logistics problems and continue to please the Russians with their products.
Ferrari noted that the main difficulty for the French living in Russia is transport restrictions, so Paris can be reached, for example, only through Istanbul or Belgrade.