Ex-President Calls for Russia to Abandon Food Trade With West

• Ex-President Calls for Russia to Abandon Food Trade With West
  by https://www.rt.com/
  Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia could cease exports to “unfriendly countries”
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  Amid Western sanctions, Russia might stop selling and buying food from “unfriendly countries,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has revealed. Medvedev, who is currently the deputy chair of the country’s Security Council, published a list of suggestions related to Russia’s food security and exports on Telegram on Friday. The post notes that Russia is a “major grain producer, on a par with India and China,” and when it comes to wheat, the country has been the “largest exporter in recent years.”
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  He also pointed out that agro-industrial exports reached over $37 billion last year. Medvedev unveiled plans to sell “food and crops only to our friends” in rubles and their respective national currencies. According to him, Russia has “a lot of friends” outside of Europe and North America.
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