Espionage risks aggravating the clash with Russia which has already cost 200 million/year

Published 2021년 4월 1일

Tridge summary

The article highlights the economic impact of the ongoing conflict between Italy and Russia, with a particular focus on the agricultural sector. It explains how the embargo imposed by Russia in response to EU sanctions has led to a loss of around 200 million euros annually for the Italian food industry, by banning a range of products including fruit, vegetables, cheeses, meats, fish, and various types of ham. The embargo, initially implemented in 2014 due to the Ukraine crisis, has resulted in the loss of the Russian market for numerous Italian food products. Additionally, the article discusses the challenge of countering the circulation of counterfeit Italian food products in Russia and countries not subject to the embargo. Furthermore, it addresses the difficulties faced by Italian restaurants in Russia, which are experiencing issues with key ingredients, leading to some dishes being removed from menus or replaced with local or foreign alternatives.

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The case of espionage risks aggravating the clash with Russia which has already cost the Made in Italy food industry an average of 200 million euros per year for non-exports due to the embargo decided by Putin which still affects an important list of European products. with the ban on the entry of fruit and vegetables, cheeses, meat and cured meats, but also fish, as a retaliation for the sanctions of the European Union. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis presented at the Summit with the Government at the congress center organized with Filiera Italia Rospigliosi in Rome, in reference to the military espionage operation that led to the arrest of an Italian navy officer and expulsion of two Russian military officials. The agri-food sector - explains Coldiretti - is the only sector still directly affected by the embargo decided by Russia with decree no. 778 of 7 August 2014 due to the crisis in Ukraine and renewed several times which led to the complete elimination of ...

Source: Agricolae