30-03-2022, 09:44 PM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/158...on-war-spt
In February, The Guardian spoke to Russians in Moscow about what was happening at the start of the invasion.
Many Russians rushed to cashpoints to retrieve their savings.
Alexei Presnyakov, 32, said: “It said they had dollars so I came here immediately. Yesterday [the rate] was 80 [to the dollar]. Today it’s 100. Or 150.
“I just made a spontaneous decision today that I would ask [out of work] and go around until I took out all my money before it was worth zero.”
One business owner summed up the unpredictability of living in Russia while President Vladimir Putin waged war against a sovereign nation.
They said: “We have no f****** clue what he will do next.
In February, The Guardian spoke to Russians in Moscow about what was happening at the start of the invasion.
Many Russians rushed to cashpoints to retrieve their savings.
Alexei Presnyakov, 32, said: “It said they had dollars so I came here immediately. Yesterday [the rate] was 80 [to the dollar]. Today it’s 100. Or 150.
“I just made a spontaneous decision today that I would ask [out of work] and go around until I took out all my money before it was worth zero.”
One business owner summed up the unpredictability of living in Russia while President Vladimir Putin waged war against a sovereign nation.
They said: “We have no f****** clue what he will do next.