India, April 8 -- Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian, an Olympic athlete, has claimed she was denied service by luxury brands such as Dior and Louis Vuitton (LV) after staff realised she was from Russia. The 18-year-old said that the incident took place at Milan airport during the 2026 Winter Olympics: "I still feel a bit bitter about what happened." Petrosian said she entered a Dior store to buy jewellery, but was stopped after showing her passport. "The girl at Dior. saw my burgundy passport and said, 'No, we cannot sell anything to people from Russia'," she said. The athlete added that "Louis Vuitton also has the same rule." Even asking a friend from Georgia to make the purchase didn't help. "She apologised and refused to sell anything since we were flying to Moscow. not a great experience. It just feels off." The European Union, of which Italy is a part, has banned the export of luxury goods to Russia exceeding €300 (approx. Rs.32,000) per item, including fashion, electronics, cars, and jewellery, as part of its sanctions. Following European Union and G7 action after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia was stripped of its Most-Favoured-Nation status in the World Trade Organisation, removing key trade privileges. Instead of raising tariffs, the EU imposed sweeping sanctions, banning imports (such as steel, diamonds, aluminium, and fuel-related materials) and exports (including luxury goods, advanced tech, and industrial equipment) to cut Russia's revenues and weaken its military and industrial capabilities.HTC...