At the forum “Integration 2024: Prospects for the Development of New Territories,” Pushilin also announced that the sites will also operate in the LPR.

“Marketplaces: in particular, regarding OZON, a [decision] has already been made to enter the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and Wildberries. We expect [to start operating the marketplaces] in the very near future, requests for the provision of premises and offices have already been received, the technical component is being worked out,” TASS quotes the head of the republic.

In January, President Vladimir Putin called on large Russian banks not to be afraid of sanctions and to start working in new regions of Russia.