Hundreds of thousands of Russians have taken to the internet to voice their opposition to the government’s decision to destroy contraband food products, seized by Russian authorities under trade sanctions imposed on European importers.
Russia officially began implementing its new policy of bulldozing the banned food imports on Thursday. The food products include basic goods such as fruit and vegetables, dairy products and meat from EU-member states and other European countries that have supported economic sanctions on Russian businesses which were put in place following the Ukraine crisis.
On Thursday Russian authorities began bulldozing the seized food, causing a huge public outcry …read more
Source: Newsweek
