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====== Barter Trading ======

Before private firms can engage in barter trading, Russia will have to devise a complex regulatory framework likely covering the collection of taxes on imports, valuation of stamp duties and dispute processes, Kuntamukkala notes.((https://archive.ph/EVvcb#selection-1046.0-1046.1))

Meanwhile, there could be issues over the valuation of goods or the allocation of risk, should there be any instances of non-delivery or non-payment.((https://archive.ph/EVvcb#selection-1063.0-1063.149))

“<wrap hi>Sanctions enforcement against these barter networks is a lot harder</wrap>, particularly when you consider Russia’s historic dominance in the region,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, an expert on Iranian security at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “The short-term goal should be exposing these networks to the limelight.”((https://archive.ph/8rwT6#selection-689.0-692.0))