New cars no longer required to have airbags in Russia

[Noahv]

The sanctions have hit Russia so hard that the government is implementing life-threatening shortcuts such as this once, because things such as airbags cannot be imported:

It would be especially difficult for Russian companies to replace foreign technology products and microchips, Ms Shagina added. Russia’s efforts to copy banned social media platforms have been met with ridicule, while sanctions have sent the car industry back to the 1980s, with new cars no longer legally obliged to have airbags, which cannot now be imported from the west.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/cosmopolitan-no-more-russians-feel-sting-of-cultural-and-economic-rift-1.4884965

[littlemissmartypants]

1. This brought me to tears...

“In Ukraine, I’ve felt nothing but love from local people. They fully appreciate you and that’s a big transition from what I experienced in the Middle East . . . Here, they’ll buy you a coffee and a biscuit, and give you a hug and take your picture. It’s incredible.”

Thanks for sharing this, Noahv. ❤


🌻🇺🇦❤🇺🇦🌻 Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦❤🇺🇦🌻

[Noahv]

2. You're welcome

👍

[Igel]

3. The question is, will they be declared bourgeois or fascist?

Or maybe both at the same time?