Greece's hopes of a 2014 exit from its deepest recession in a half-century may hit a stumbling block after Russia banned European Union food imports in retaliation for sanctions stemming from the insurgency in Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Bloomberg: Russian sanctions dim Greek hopes for exit from recession
Russia is Greece's biggest trading partner, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The value of total trade between the two nations reached 9.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion) in 2013.
