The embargo was first imposed in retaliation for sanctions placed on Moscow in 2014<\/p>\n
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia\u2019s ban on imports of certain Western food products through the end of 2028, a measure first imposed in response to anti-Russian sanctions more than a decade ago. The decree was published on the Kremlin\u2019s website on Thursday.
\nThe restrictions were introduced in August 2014 in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russia by a number of Western nations that refused to recognize Crimea\u2019s referendum to join the Russian Federation. The predominantly Russian-speaking Black Sea region voted to secede from Ukraine following a Western-backed coup in Kiev earlier that year.
\nRussia\u2019s restrictions apply to imports from the US, the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. The measures cover products including meat, seafood, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. Many of the affected countries are officially designated as \u201cunfriendly\u201d by the Russian government.
\nMoscow has argued that the embargo has helped boost domestic production and attract more brands from non-Western and friendly nations such as Serbia.<\/p>\n
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Scorching summer sparks potato shortage in Europe<\/p>\n
The extension comes as agricultural producers on both sides of the Atlantic contend with unusually hot and dry conditions.
\nDrought remains widespread across the contiguous US following the country\u2019s hottest meteorological summer on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
\nWestern Europe has also recorded its hottest summer on record, according to the EU\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Following successive heatwaves and drought, forecasts for key EU summer crop yields have fallen as much as 14% below their five-year averages, according to the European Commission\u2019s Joint Research Centre.
\nThe potato harvest across Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands is expected to suffer losses of between \u20ac498 million and \u20ac818 million ($572 million to $940 million) due to the extreme weather, UK-based research group Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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