The Russian government has extended its import ban on Western food products until the end of 2021, including additions of the United Kingdom to the blacklist. The ban initially was imposed in August 2014 in response to Western sanctions related to the Ukrainian crisis and the annexation of Crimea, and applies to a range of agricultural and food products from the United States, European Union countries, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the UK, and Northern Ireland.