Remember when Russia had to halt its butter production because sanctions made the cost of sourcing raw materials prohibitively high? To solve the issue, Russia announced it would start purchasing butter from the United Arab Emirates. And here’s the twist: it turns out that the butter they imported is actually made in Ukraine and was simply exported to the UAE first!
The screenshots reveal the export packaging from a Ukrainian producer—exactly the same butter you’d find in Ukrainian supermarkets every day. It’s a bit ironic: instead of sourcing directly from Ukraine, Russia is now bypassing its own logistical hurdles and sanctions by purchasing the product through third countries, paying more for something they could’ve obtained more easily and cheaply. This situation highlights the lengths to which sanctions are forcing Russia to go—paying extra for products that have merely taken the scenic route.
such a fuss, claiming that the UAE, out in the desert, could produce butter, while Russia supposedly could not.
