Western food ban in Russia leaves bad aftertaste
- 10 years ago
Among the cafes and restaurants of central Moscow, "Les Enfants du Paradis" stands out.
It's popular with the city's music and art crowd, who come for the eclectic European food.
Pizza, of course, but cutlets and prosciutto too.
But all that variety is about to go away.
That's because Russia placed a one-year ban on all meat, fish, dairy, fruits and vegetables, from the U.S. and much of Europe.
Retaliation, for Western sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
But owner Alexi Paperny thinks it's the Russian consumer who will pay ultimately pay.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) "DETI RAIKA" RESTAURANT OWNER ALEXEI PAPERNY, SAYING:
"My congratulations to everyone. Now we have to buy food products at higher prices, to sell them at higher prices. People don't have money to buy it. I don't know. We will try to do our best to survive. We've been through bad times before."
The ban impacts well over $9 billion in imports.
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It's popular with the city's music and art crowd, who come for the eclectic European food.
Pizza, of course, but cutlets and prosciutto too.
But all that variety is about to go away.
That's because Russia placed a one-year ban on all meat, fish, dairy, fruits and vegetables, from the U.S. and much of Europe.
Retaliation, for Western sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
But owner Alexi Paperny thinks it's the Russian consumer who will pay ultimately pay.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) "DETI RAIKA" RESTAURANT OWNER ALEXEI PAPERNY, SAYING:
"My congratulations to everyone. Now we have to buy food products at higher prices, to sell them at higher prices. People don't have money to buy it. I don't know. We will try to do our best to survive. We've been through bad times before."
The ban impacts well over $9 billion in imports.
Producing count