Russian president Vladimir Putin Russian president Vladimir Putin Russia banned imports of all meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruit, milk, dairy products and a wide range of processed foods from the US, the EU, Australia, Canada and Norway for a year on Thursday, in a massive retaliation against western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis . The government also threatened more counter-sanctions. Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev confirmed that the cabinet was discussing a proposal to ban European and American Airlines from flying over Russian airspace en route to Asia. He added that Moscow was also “potentially ready” to introduce protective measures in a number of industrial sectors including the automobile industry, shipbuilding and aircraft production. More On this topic IN Europe Moscow’s harsh move comes as tension over Ukraine is again spiking, with Nato warning of a renewed Russian troop build-up on its border with Ukraine and some […]