The European Commission has banned Russians from entering EU countries in Russia-registered cars, and from importing personal belongings. Read more.
  • LojcsEnglish
    134·
    10 months ago

    This doesn’t make any sense to me. Someone’s car that they drove to Germany with doesn’t generate any money for Russia at all

      • severien@lemmy.worldEnglish
        33·
        10 months ago

        Why would they sell in Germany? With sanctions they can probably fetch better price in Russia.

        • vrutkovs@lemmy.worldEnglish
          112·
          10 months ago

          You’d sell in Germany because you get paid in euros there. Unlike rubeles they don’t devalue significantly and universally accepted (unlike yuan or rupee)

          Back in 90-00s it was a booming business, seems its

    • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      I imagine that they suspect that those Russians with valuables entering the country are illegally importing them to avoid tariffs.