President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine.
The ban, which prohibits most food imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, was expected to be prolonged for six months starting from early August after the European Union extended sanctions this week.
“Our reaction on the decision of our European colleagues regarding so called sanctions… The head of the government has approached me with a letter to extend measures, which we put …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
