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MOSCOW, 26 Mar. Video agency Ruptly showed empty store shelves in Stuttgart, Germany. Some of the racks have posted ads directed at customers. «Please refrain from discussion,» reads one. New Yorkers were shocked by prices in grocery stores. Such an appeal was placed under a message about restrictions on the purchase of a number of categories of goods in one hand. In another store, journalists also found a sign informing visitors about the introduction of such measures. The footage shows that residents of the city are faced with a shortage of flour, pasta, and vegetable oil. US President Joe Biden openly announced a possible food crisis in Europe the other day. According to him, not only Moscow, but also «other countries» will pay the price for the sanctions imposed against Russia. Earlier, Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia in connection with a special military operation in Ukraine. The Kremlin called the restrictions «an economic war like no other.» At the same time, the Russian authorities emphasized that the country was ready for such a development of events. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin previously reported that the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its funding will be about a trillion rubles.