Russia has banned food and agriculture imports from a host of Western countries in a tip - for - tip manner . Two decades after the Iron curtain shut out the EU 's goods completely , Russia is now the bloc 's second largest consumer of foodstuffs after the U.S. , taking $ 15.8 billion of foodstuffs annually . Western nations have invested heavily in Russia and relied on the country as a key growth story . But Russia has now served up the dish on a menu that could include other damaging measure .
Russia has banned food and agriculture imports from a host of Western countries in a tip - for - tip manner . Western nations have invested heavily in Russia and relied on the country as a key growth story . But Russia has now served up the dish on a menu that could include other damaging measure .