
The State Duma
believes that the response to sanctions against Russia should be the expansion
of the food embargo.
The initiative was made by deputy Sergei Mironov. In his opinion, restrictions
should be extended to the importation of alcoholic beverages. The deputy
explained that alcoholic beverages are the same products of the agrarian sector
as cheese or apples. He noted that the ban on the importation of alcohol from
Europe and the United States can hit the fans of quality gin and whiskey.
"Maybe this is a good reason to give up alcohol, save the family budget
and keep health," added Mironov.
The deputy called for a ban on importing into the country of imported cosmetics
and household chemical goods, excluding US Treasury bonds from the currency
reserves of the Russian Federation and refusing to use Microsoft's state
institutions and software on computers.
President of the United States Donald Trump signed the law on anti-Russian
sanctions on August 2. The EU Council on June 28 extended economic sanctions
against Russia for six months.