Idiotic government: Russia slaps food embargo on more European countries

Russia on Thursday broadened a food embargo imposed in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine to include Iceland, a significant fish importer, as well as Montenegro, Albania and Liechtenstein.

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine will be added to the embargo from January 1 next year when a landmark EU-Ukraine trade deal enters force, unless Kiev makes a deal with Moscow.

The announcement came as Russia's Communist Party announced it has submitted a bill to parliament calling for smuggled Western food to be given to the needy instead of being destroyed.

Authorities last week pulped hundreds of tonnes of cheese, vegetables and fruit as they began a campaign ordered by President Vladimir Putin to destroy food brought in despite the year-long embargo.

Moscow said the decision to extend its blacklist to include the non-European Union nations was due to the "degree of involvement of these countries in the sanctions regime."

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Idiotic government: Russia slaps food embargo on more European countries

Idiotic government: Russia slaps food embargo on more European countries

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