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Russia Imposes One-Year Ban on Food Imports from West

July 22, 2019 11:18AM
Women choose Dutch tomatoes at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Austra
Women choose Dutch tomatoes at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Austra
Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev announces sanctions at the Cabinet meeting in Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the Eu
Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev announces sanctions at the Cabinet meeting in Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the Eu
A woman is picking apples to buy at 1.99 zlotys (euro 0.47) per kilogram at a supermarket in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, the day when fruit farmers marched in the city intending to encourage Poles to eat more apples and this way offset t
A woman is picking apples to buy at 1.99 zlotys (euro 0.47) per kilogram at a supermarket in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, the day when fruit farmers marched in the city intending to encourage Poles to eat more apples and this way offset t
An activist smokes a cigarette after clashes with a special forces police battalion in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres
An activist smokes a cigarette after clashes with a special forces police battalion in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres
A woman choses sweets at a counter with imported food stuffs at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United St
A woman choses sweets at a counter with imported food stuffs at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United St
Imported meat products are displayed at a supermarket in Novosibirsk, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukr
Imported meat products are displayed at a supermarket in Novosibirsk, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukr
Activists clash with a special forces police battalion, in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres on fire in protest against t
Activists clash with a special forces police battalion, in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres on fire in protest against t
Trader Steven Kaplan, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Worries about Russian troops massing near the Ukrainian border are pushing stocks slightly lower. U.S. stocks are little changed in early trading W
Trader Steven Kaplan, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Worries about Russian troops massing near the Ukrainian border are pushing stocks slightly lower. U.S. stocks are little changed in early trading W

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