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Ukrainian Gov't extends food embargo against Russia until 2018
06.07.2016 18:32 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of today, the Ukrainian Cabinet has extended its food embargo on Russian goods for six months, until Dec 31, 2017, in response to a new wave of restrictive measures earlier imposed by Russia, UNIAN reports.
«A draft resolution has been submitted that proposes to extend until Dec 31, 2017, inclusive, the ban on supplies to the Ukrainian customs territory of Russian goods, the list of which was approved by the Cabinet by its Resolution dated Dec 30, 2015,» Ukrainian Economy Minister Stepan Kubiv admitted when presenting the resolution.
As to the earlier report, Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree on the extension until Dec 31, 2017 of the food embargo against Ukrainian goods imposed in response to Western sanctions. Russia had introduced its restrictive measures in the aftermath of the entry into force of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Jan 1, 2016.
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