In February 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western companies, including Amazon and Apple, exited the Russian market. These entrepreneurs entered the Russian market seeking increased profits, seizing the economic opportunity, and registered on Russian e-commerce platforms like Ozon.ru. They tapped into the high demand for computer hardware, a sector left vulnerable by the […]
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