標題: analysts predicted that it will further speed up inflation. 88 [打印本頁] 作者: rsdywpyez 時間: 2016-3-31 04:39 標題: analysts predicted that it will further speed up inflation. 88
Russia blocks agricultural imports from Western countries in response to sanctions
The decision shows that Putin has no intention of bowing to Western pressure over Ukraine and will instead try to strike back at the West. It also Monster Beats Australia demonstrated that the Kremlin is ready to inflict damage on Russia while pursuing its course in Ukraine.
Medvedev also said that Russia is considering banning Western carriers from flying over Russia on flights to and from Asia a move that would significantly swell costs and increase flight time. He said Adidas Wings Price the decision on that hasn't been made yet.
Russia may also introduce restrictions regarding imports of planes, navy vessels and cars, Medvedev said, but added that the government will realistically assess its own production potential.
The move follows the latest round of sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU last Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir week, which for the first time targeted entire sectors of the Russian economy. and the Monster Beats Headphones Australia EU have accused Russia, which annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in March, of fomenting tensions in eastern Ukraine by supplying arms and expertise to a pro Moscow insurgency, and have imposed asset freezes and loan bans on a score of individuals and companies.
Medvedev argued that the ban would give Russian farmers, who have struggled to compete with Western products, a good chance to increase their market share. But experts said that local producers will find it hard to fill the gap left by the ban, as the nation's agricultural sector has Longchamp Bag Ebay Australia continued to suffer from poor efficiency and shortage of funds.
While the government claimed it will move quickly to replace Western imports by importing more food from Latin America, Monster Beats Australia Turkey and ex Soviet nations to avoid empty shelves and price hikes, analysts predicted that it will further speed up inflation.
Medvedev made it clear that Russia hopes that the sanctions will make the West revise its policy and stop trying to pressure Russia with sanctions.
"Until the last moment we hoped that our partners would understand that sanctions only lead to a deadlock, and no one needs them, but they didn't," he said. "We Louis Vuitton Bags Australia Prices hope our partners will put a pragmatic economic approach above bad policy considerations, and they will start thinking instead of trying to scare us."
