Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the outside world has responded with measures that have a major impact on the country's inhabitants.
The EU's sanctions package is aimed primarily at the financial sector, the energy sector and the transport sector.
Among other things, sanctions have been introduced against Russia's foreign exchange reserves and assets frozen for Russian oligarchs.
Several banks, including Russia's second largest, have been excluded from the international payment system Swift, which handles a large part of the world's financial transactions.
Has taken out savings
In addition, the payment card giants Visa and Mastercard and American Express have stopped their operations in Russia and limited Russians 'ability to use the companies' payment services.
Maria, 45, lives in Moscow with her family and describes the situation as living in the middle of a dystopia.
She says that the financial sanctions that have been introduced also affect her.
- I have taken out what I had for safety.
It was not easy because the bank had problems with its logistics so there were long queues, she says.
The list of international companies that have paused their operations in Russia is long, from the Swedish side these include IKEA, Volvo Cars, H&M and Sandvik.
Ukraine is often described as the world's breadbasket 'and the ongoing war risks affecting the supply of food throughout Europe, while food prices in Russia are now the highest since 2011, writes ABC News in an article.
Moscow resident Maria says, however, that she did not notice any shortage of food in any shops in the capital.
Considering leaving the country
In connection with the war, a number of travel restrictions were also introduced.
Several countries, including Sweden, have closed the airspace to Russian airlines, including Russian private airlines.
Many Russian citizens have chosen to leave the country and have crossed the border into Finland, reports the BBC.
Maria says that she has never before had any plans to leave Russia, but now she is worried that her son will be forced into the war and for her husband who works for an opposition site.
- As for the son, next year it is time for the compulsory military service, and as for the man, I am afraid of repression.
But also the idea that there is nothing bright up there.
I grew up behind the curtain and do not want it to happen to my children, she says and continues:
- I am led to a quarter, so if we now turn somewhere, it is probably Latvia in the first place.
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"I do not think Putin cares in the least about it," said Stefan Hedlund, senior professor of Eastern State research.