The Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that imposing a 10-year food embargo was a risky decision, but Russia has managed to replace imports with its own products.
In August, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues Yulia Ogloblina stated Speaking to socialbites.ca, he said that the domestic agro-industrial complex has taken a big step forward thanks to the food embargo decision taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 years ago.