Putin Suffers Humiliating Blow as Russia’s Crisis Spirals

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Foreign tourists are balking at visiting Russia, as Vladimir Putin’s domestic crisis deepens.

The Kremlin demagogue is facing unprecedented pressure as the war in Ukraine hits home and Donald Trump’s war on Iran disrupts energy markets and the global aviation sector.

As the picture gets increasingly bleak, tourists and visitors are taking notice—and staying away, according to figures from Rosstat, the national statistics agency.

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