How Russia is defying the West's boycott

By October, shipments rebounded to about 135 tonnes, before again going into decline during 2023.“Samsung does not operate retail stores in Russia. Shipments to Russia remain suspended,” the South Korean tech firm told Al Jazeera in an email.

In the case of at least one major brand, imports appear to have recovered to pre-war levels.Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux, which in September 2022 announced it would exit Russia completely, saw shipments of its products decline sharply throughout 2022, from about 1,600 tonnes in January to just 184 tonnes in September.But by May 2023, shipments topped pre-war levels at some 2,000 tonnes, before again plunging sharply.

Electrolux expressed surprise at customs records appearing to show its products continuing to flow into Russia, mainly from Chinese suppliers.A company spokesperson said the data suggested that Electrolux-branded products were being made and exported by unaffiliated firms without permission.

“According to our data, we had no product exports to Russia during 2023, and we have procedures in place to confirm those numbers,” the spokesperson told Al Jazeera.

“Based on the information you provided, we can conclude that the products have not been manufactured by Electrolux, nor exported to Russia on our behalf. We do not manufacture these product categories in China, and we have not given consent to any supplier to export Electrolux-branded products to Russia. Thus, the import is a completely unacceptable, unauthorised use of our brand."“It was a complete performance, and that is way better than anything else.

“Everyone is loving the team environment where everyone can come and enjoy playing for Pakistan.”won the first match by 37 runs

at the same venue, brought in opener Sahibzada in place of Fakhar Zaman.The decision was fully repaid with six sixes and four fours recorded by the right-hander in his 41-ball innings.