Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow will introduce a food embargo against Ukraine due to Kiev’s trade deal with the European Union (EU).
According to Press TV, Medvedev said at a government meeting on Monday that the embargo will take effect next month. The ban is an extension to the punitive measures Russia has already imposed on Western countries.
“These measures will be extended to Ukraine too. I have just signed the relevant decree,” he said.
Ukraine and the EU agreed in November to launch an EU-Ukrainian free trade zone on January 1.
The deal, however, received objections in Moscow. Russia says …read more
Source: Iran English Radio
