Russia destroys food illegally imported from EU despite poverty

13/08/2015

Some 20m Russians live below the poverty line. But ? adhering unbendingly to its sanctions ? the Russian government has been destroying imported food that originated in EU countries. Last August, you may recall, Russia imposed a ban on a range of food stuffs from ...

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