Ulyukayev announced the introduction on January 1, the product of the embargo against Ukraine – RBC

Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev

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Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said the government’s decision to enter the food embargo against Ukraine since January 1, 2016. The head of the Ministry of Economic Development said Wednesday on the TV channel “Russia 24».

«Since Ukraine joined the sanctions against the Russian Federation – economic, financial, we decided to introduce & lt; … & gt; protective measures in the form of food embargoes. It’s just the nature of the decision is deferred. It also postponed until January 1, “- he said (quoted by TASS).

In August of this year, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to extend the list of countries for which Russia introduces kontrsanktsii.

«This decision is aimed at distribution of the special economic retaliation to the individual states to the extent that their involvement in Sanctions regime against the Russian Federation”, – said in the disposal.

These countries were Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and – on special conditions – Ukraine.

Special conditions for Ukraine consisted in that the embargo on Ukrainian agricultural products will enter into force only if Kiev will apply the economic part of the Association Agreement with the EU, “but no later than January 1, 2016».

The economic part of the Association Agreement with the EU, signed last year It should enter into force before January 1, 2016. In May, at a meeting with the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko President stated that no delays and transfers under this Agreement will not be part of.