13% of Russian companies attributed sanctions from Western countries to the main restrictions on their activities, according to a sociological study conducted by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
The main constraints for the end of 2025 were non-payments from counterparties (42%) and a decrease in demand for products (33%).
Russian companies were also asked what ways they plan to solve their problems. The option “to reorient exports to the markets of countries that have not joined the sanctions against Russia” was noted by 4.4% of respondents at the end of the year.
7% of organizations are ready to reduce production. According to data for the fourth quarter of 2025, 5.8% of companies plan to carry out corporate transactions to acquire competing companies and their assets.
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, established in June 1990, is a non-governmental organisation promoting the interests of Russia’s business community. The RSPP President is Alexander Shokhin.
