Russia to impose new food sanctions against Turkey
Russia will restrict imports of Turkish fruit and vegetables
as part of a package of new sanctions following the downing of a Russian
warplane by Turkey last week.
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said the fruit and
vegetable ban could be deferred for "several weeks" to allow Russian
firms to find new suppliers and curb price rises, in comments reported Monday
by state news agency RIA Novosti, reports AP.
The new measures announced at a meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Dmitry Medvedev also include a government veto on Turkish construction
firms working in Russia and restrictions on road transport.
RIA reported that Medvedev called for sanctions to be
"most effective for the Turkish side but minimally affecting our economic
interests."
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