MOSCOW (AFP) – Russians hit out Wednesday against government plans to destroy hundreds of tonnes of Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country despite a ban on produce from fruit and vegetable staples to gourmet French cheese.Authorities are set to start incinerating the contraband products on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the destruction of goods that are blacklisted by Moscow in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine.The controversial move has prompted criticism from politicians and activists and a rare outcry from legions of ordinary Russians, who say the produce could feed the countrys poorest.On Wednesday more than 208,000 people …read more
Source: Dunya TV
