Vladimir Putin signs decree ordering destruction of sanction-busting imports, as campaigners say it is a grotesque move in a country with millions in poverty.
Russia has stepped up its battle against parmesan cheese, Danish bacon and other European delicacies, announcing it plans to incinerate contraband shipments on the border as soon as they are discovered.
Last year, Russia banned cheese, meat and vegetable imports from the EU and other countries who have imposed sanctions on the country over its actions in Ukraine, a move which has hit the agricultural sectors of many European countries but has also restricted choice in Russia and driven up food prices.
This has been excerpted from the 5 August 2015 edition of The Guardian and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/05/russia-incinerate-banned-eu-food-law-sanctions-putin