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Putin signed a decree on Wednesday to ban some food imports from the EU (Photo: World Economic Forum)

Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on EU

Moscow is slapping a ban on EU-imported fruit and vegetables and food from the US in retaliation for western economic sanctions.

A Russian decree published Wednesday (6 August) called upon government officials to put forward a list of agricultural products and raw materials to be banned for up to one year.

The decree does not list the specific products or name the countries although the government is expected to announce the full list on Thursday.

But Russia's food safety w...

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Putin signed a decree on Wednesday to ban some food imports from the EU (Photo: World Economic Forum)

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