Less than 24 hours after Vladimir Putin issued а blanket ban on western meat, dairy and other produce, Dmitry Kornilov, a well-heeled Moscow shopper, had one thing to say to the Russian president: keep up the good work. Never mind that Mr Kornilov, an economist, shops at one of the capital’s most expensive, import-laden grocery stores, travels regularly to the US and was picking up a bottle of French white on his way to getting a manicure. Like many in Russia, he believes Mr Putin was right to respond to three rounds of serious western sanctions . “If someone comes up to the street and insults you not once, not twice but three times, the third time you’re going to answer back,” Mr Kornilev said. “Pride is not just in a person, it is in a nation.” Over the past six months, Mr Putin’s popularity has risen in line […]