Steam is restricting user to trading with Russian user?

I can confirm that I have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

If they do, then they only started doing that in the last 15 hours, seems unlikely.

i shall assume to stop non russian users from getting russian prices (apparently its cheaper for them)

I just tried it with a Russian and it still works.

Do you have anything to back it up?

i have traded a lot with russian friends over the years and even did a trade 10 mins ago :S and no problems at all, i belive the restriction is purely if they buy you a gift ^_^

Otherwise it wouldnt make sense.

I asked steam support yesterday, but no reply yet.

Steam is restricting user to trading with Russian user?

Of course not. But some games bought in russian steam can be activated only in Russia. Region lock. Max Payne 3 for example.

well I traded with russian it was fine but the game I gave him aws error for him...there is for sure something strange but I got my game[from him] without any problems

Its probably a combination of region lock and the people you were trying to trade with might be trade banned for some reason.

Lol. That is complete bullshit. It's just about region codes. A friend of mine can't even buy skyrim because he lives in Poland. Not sure if I he can play it if I trade/gift it.

Well i remember some threads (not on steamgifts ofc) where people were talking about some consequences... if you trade a lot or, sometimes, even if you trade once from Russia to Europe, Russia to USA, then they can lock your account. Because of price differences. If you send a lot of gifts from Europe or USA TO Russia it's nothing. And i must note... if you SELL this games. For example - some game cost about 5$ here and in USA the cost of this game is about 10$. If you gift a game to a USA guy and he give you mmm... 7$. That's what i mean. If you just gift games - it's nothing. But the question is: "How the fuck they can proof that you gifted the game in exchange for money?"

I would not be surprised to see them crack down on some of the more blatant abuse, where Russian traders will just straight up sell games for PayPal funds at a markup that still keeps the price below the prices in other regions. But legitimate trading? I sincerely doubt it.