Russia extends ban on EU food imports

The food embargo has been in force in Russia since August 7, 2014 regarding products from the US, the EU, Australia, Norway and Canada, later the list was expanded with other European countries and Ukraine.

The document was published on the official website of legal information on Wednesday. "In item 1 the words "until December 31, 2019" should be replaced with the words "until December 31, 2020"," the decree said. On Monday, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on extension until December 31, 2020 of separate special economic measures against countries that imposed anti-Russia sanctions.