Europeans should eat more fruit and vegetables to remedy the impact of Russian restrictions on food imports from the West, Germany’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday.
“Eat! You should eat, I should eat, we should eat,” the minister, Christian Schmidt, told German radio.
Europe faces disruption to food markets from import restrictions imposed by President Vladimir Putin, although Schmidt said the situation was manageable.
The one-year Russian embargo, in retaliation for Western economic sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, affects meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables from the United States, European Union and others.
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Source: Voice of America
