Kazakhstan’s decision represents a blow to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
Russian agriculture safety watchdog this week temporarily banned imports of tomatoes, peppers, fresh melons, wheat, flax seeds and lentils from Kazakhstan.
“The decision was made due to the failure of competent authorities in Kazakhstan to take action and in order to ensure the phytosanitary safety of the territory of Russia,” the Rosselkhoznadzor authority said on its website.
The restrictive measure comes shortly after Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy, refused to join BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies of which Russia currently holds the presidency.
Time to buy Kazakh produce
That headline had me confused a bit before I realised it’s about stuff originating from Kazakhstan
Good job encouraging Kazakhstan to economically integrate further with the west, Putin!
I mean would you? They’d become BRICKS.
Would be funny if that was literally the only reason they wanted them to join lol
Damn, now I have mixed feelings about this news. That would be great.
Aw, why the downvotes? I thought it was funny.
Russia is just jealous of their superior potassium.
*Envious
^^Sorry ^^to ^^be ^^that ^^guy
I don’t see how this is anything but shooting themselves in the foot in the long run. Hell, the near-term grocery supply chain will feel the effects.
And can Russia produce all that stuff by itself? I doubt it.
They can probably find substitutes further away. It all has a cost though, and shows up as further inflationary pressure. Their interest rate is 19% and counting.
Minor correction: key rate is 19%, interest rates are higher than that as a result.
Theoretically yes, but these were previously imported for reasons and if pre-war Russia didn’t cover that, I guess the modern one wouldn’t too.
People cultivating then are fighting terrorism in a special ops in Ukraine. /s
Time to ship stuff east, I guess? China’s always hungry.
China is a founding member of BRICS. I doubt they’ll take it.
they would also be suspicious of kazakhs intentions with this move.
Wait til they see what happens (terrorism) to countries that refuse to “join” israel.
How is Israel relevant in a trade dispute between Russia and Kazakhstan?
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