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Moscow: Extension of Russian Food Import Ban 'Depends on West'

Shoppers browsing for food in a Moscow supermarket. Vladimir Filonov / MT

Russia's decision on whether to extend its ban on Western food imports will depend on whether sanctions imposed on Moscow are prolonged, Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying Tuesday.

"[The decision] will depend on what our partners, who imposed sanctions on us, will do," Dvorkovich said

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