New decree in Russia to destroy banned Western food imports sparks criticism
- 9 years ago
A small mountain of illegally imported cheese into Russia has been bulldozed into destruction.
The action marked the start of a new law for the mass destruction of such food. One official told the state-run Tass news agency the process will start with cheese and pork in the cities of Orenburg and St. Petersburg.
Russia imposed bans on a wide range of food imports one year ago in a tit-for-tat action after the West put in place economic sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis.
The decree to destroy confiscated food which the authorities consider “ a security threat “ was signed by President Vladimir Putin and has met with shock and criticism even, it’s reported, from within the Kremlin.
One orthodox priest has denounced the campaign in a country where memories remain of famine during Soviet times as insane and sinful. “This ideas is insane, stupid and vile,” he said.
“Several successive generations in our country lived in conditions of either an outright lack of food, or
The action marked the start of a new law for the mass destruction of such food. One official told the state-run Tass news agency the process will start with cheese and pork in the cities of Orenburg and St. Petersburg.
Russia imposed bans on a wide range of food imports one year ago in a tit-for-tat action after the West put in place economic sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis.
The decree to destroy confiscated food which the authorities consider “ a security threat “ was signed by President Vladimir Putin and has met with shock and criticism even, it’s reported, from within the Kremlin.
One orthodox priest has denounced the campaign in a country where memories remain of famine during Soviet times as insane and sinful. “This ideas is insane, stupid and vile,” he said.
“Several successive generations in our country lived in conditions of either an outright lack of food, or