Originally Posted by NALEM

Read this online:

"At the weekend, Visa and MasterCard announced they were suspending operations for Russia. But in a cruel twist, it turned out that the ban will only affect those using Russian-issued cards outside the country.

The 72 per cent of Russians who never travel abroad - incidentally, roughly the same proportion of Russians that support Putin - will not be affected. Those who have fled or want to visit the West will be punished."


Confirmed with Russian friends still inside Russia. While the sky is indeed falling, their Russian bank issued Visa cards are working just fine inside the country.