Russia unlikely to lift Turkish food embargo before Putin-Erdogan meeting
Russia’s embargo on Turkish food imports is unlikely to be lifted before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on Aug. 9, Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said on Tuesday (July 26). Source: Reuters
Russia Has Extended Embargo on Food Imports from Bulgaria by 1 Year
Russia has extended the embargo on imports of food products from Bulgaria by another year. This was announced by Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva in Burgas on Monday (June20), Darik radio quotes her as saying. The embargo was imposed due to the stance of Bulgaria in relation to the situation in Crimea and the Russian involvement there. The embargo has been lifted only for meat and vegetables used in the production of...
News Feed Kremlin deems unreasonable lifting embargo before EU lifts sanctions
The Kremlin considers it unreasonable to cancel its counter-sanctions amid the West’s accusations that Moscow is not fulfilling the Minsk accords on the peace settlement in east Ukraine, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday (June 17). “No doubt, amid the wrong understanding, from our viewpoint, as demonstrated by many European and American colleagues, including with regard to the essence of the Minsk...