Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending the ban on food imports from EU member states and other western countries by 18 months.
The restriction was introduced in the sumer of 2014, in response to economic sanctions imposed by Western states on Moscow over the developments in Ukraine.
Signed on Wednesday and available online [RU], the decree also reads that the duration of the “separate special economic measures” (the ban on imports) can be amended by the government if necessary.
A number of items ranging from fruits and vegetables to meat, milk and dairy products are now blacklisted if they originate …read more
Source: Novinite
