In Russia, Ukrainian candy was added to the embargo list; cookies are likely to be banned as well. In the meantime, there are complaints on the lack of Ukrainian migrant workers. Considering the total foreign labor market, the inflow of citizens from Ukraine and Belarus is comparatively modest and these figures have been dropping quarter on quarter. The main bulk of the legal and irregular migrants arrive in the Russian Federation from Central Asia. Guest workers from Ukraine and Belarus are becoming less and less numerous, although the Russian government is interested in enhancing this stream. According to the results of the opinion poll, the majority of the respondents are in favor of labor migrants from Ukraine and Belarus because “they are not so distinguishable among local population”, “they are fluent in Russian; they are familiar with our culture; they have a similar state of mind.” “Currently, people from the Central Asian area are the most troublesome. Speaking about the quantity ratio, Uzbekistan prevails followed by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,” Olga Kirillova, the head of the Department of the Federal Migration Service for Moscow, said. Nowadays, people from the Central Asian region are available virtually in all fields of professional activities; however the skill level remains very low. Moreover, guest workers actively disregard government’s social programs such as the Russian language courses that are free of charge for foreign citizens. Besides, the other problem point is unwillingness to comply with the conventional cultural and ethical standards of the host nation.
