Have the sanctions made Russia a food power?

Have the sanctions made Russia a food power?

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Harvesting in the southern region of Russia, in Rostov-on-Don. STRINGER / AFP

THE CHEKING PROCESS – The sanctions taken by Europe in 2014 against Russia after the annexation of Crimea were counterproductive according to RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy. They would have strengthened the agricultural autonomy of Moscow.

Vladimir Putin’s regime is accused of wielding the food weapon by having prevented, until August, Ukraine from exporting its cereals. Together, Ukraine and Russia supply one third of world wheat exports. Russia today is undoubtedly a great agricultural power. Could this be the unintended effect of the Western sanctions imposed in 2014? This is the conviction of the deputy Rassemblement national Jean-Philippe Tanguy. On August 3, on France Info, he justified Marine Le Pen’s criticism of economic reprisals against Russia. “The sanctions that were taken in 2014, Marine Le Pen had said: we are going to create a food giant, the 2014 sanctions gave the food weapon to Russia and we cannot draw any conclusions. (…) Russia was dependent on Europe and France on a number of food products, the sanctions made Russia stronger on food than before“. Is the RN deputy who also refutes any support for Russia right?

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