Russia eased its food embargo on the U.S., EU, Canada, Australia, Ukraine, and several other countries yesterday, lifting its ban on the import of products used exclusively for baby food production. The green-lighted items include chicken, frozen veal, and dried or frozen legumes. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has yet to develop regulations on how importers would prove their products are meant solely to be used in producing baby food.The food embargo was imposed by the Kremlin in August of 2014 in retaliation for Western financial sanctions tied to the annexation of Crimea and the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine. …read more
Source: The American Interest
