Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced that Russia is set to remove on a gradual basis its economic sanctions against Turkey. The sanctions are to be lifted “gradually” to prevent any harm against Russian producers. Russia’s sanctions on Turkey restrict the import of certain Turkish goods, including fruit and vegetables, and tourism to Turkey.… Continue Reading
Russia has renewed its embargo on food imports from several of the countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia, until 31 December 2017. The countries include Member States of the EU, the US, Canada, Australia, Norway, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Ukraine. Russia first introduced the embargo in 2014 as a counter-measure to sanctions imposed by western governments in protest … Continue Reading
