Vladimir Putin has promised to retain a ban on Western food products for “as long as possible” in a bid to help Russian businesses.
A long list of imports—such as cheese, fish and meat from EU countries—have been banned in Russia for two years in an apparent response to Western sanctions on Russian pro-Kremlin officials and enterprises over Russia’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking at an economic forum in Moscow on Tuesday, the Russian president was asked by a resident of Kaliningrad if it is possible to guarantee that this trade ban would continue.
Putin, whose government has long denied …read more
Source: Newsweek
