Russia has imposed an embargo on industrial and agricultural products from Ukraine, according to a decree published by the Russian government on Dec. 29.
The decree bans the import of Ukrainian wheat, sunflower oil, canned fish, chocolate, confectioneries, bread, fruits, juices, wine, alcohol, some types of furniture, turbines, pebbles, and more. The embargo applies both to products made in Ukraine and shipped through the country’s territory.
In total, there are over 50 different Ukrainian products now forbidden in Russia — roughly 10 percent of Ukraine’s exports to Russia, according to the Russian government.
However, some Ukrainian products will still be allowed in Russia. Specifically, Moscow will continue to import turbines for commercial planes produced in Ukraine mainly by engineering company Motor Sich.
According to the Russian government, the embargo was imposed “due to the unfriendly actions of Ukraine” and is supposed to mirror Ukrainian sanctions that were just recently prolonged until 2020 and updated on Dec. 27.
Россия вводит запрет на импорт ряда украинских товаров. Это – ответная мера на санкционные ограничения со стороны Украины. Подписал соответствующее постановление
— Дмитрий Медведев (@MedvedevRussia) December 29, 2018
“Russia imposes a ban on the import of a number of Ukrainian goods. This is a response to sanctions restrictions on the part of Ukraine. I signed the corresponding decree,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Twitter.
According to the decree, the Russian government can lift these economic sanctions as soon as Ukraine cancel its own bans on products from Russia.
