MOSCOW — The Russian government was steamrolling tons of contraband cheese and destroying fruit with tractors Thursday in a public display of its commitment to its one-year-old ban on Western foods.
The move, however, has raised protests in Russia, with people signing a petition urging the government to instead donate the food to the poor suffering through the country’s vicious recession.
Coupled with the ruble’s sharp depreciation, the ban on Western food has helped drive consumer prices up, pushing an increasing number of Russians below the poverty line.
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, a group of activists, members of …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
