Russia hits West with food import ban in sanctions row

[Gravlen]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sns-rt-us-russia-mcdonalds-statement-20140820,0,888843.story

Two things to note in that article:

1. Several McDonald'ses closed "for health reasons," including the famous one in Pushkin Square.
2. Putin quietly eased back on the sanctions.

Speaking of McDonald's:

Since Russia's health watchdog unceremoniously shut down four McDonald's in Moscow on Wednesday, the campaign against the iconic U.S. fast food chain appears to have gone viral.

Sanitary inspections were announced Friday everywhere from Novosbirisk, Siberia's largest city, to the single McDonald's restaurant to be found in the tiny republic of Adygeya near the Black Sea, according to news agency RIA Novosti.

Some of the checks were already spiraling into possible closures: Health violations were reported at McDonald's locations in the populous republic of Tatarstan, Reuters reported.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/crackdown-on-mcdonald-s-spreads-across-russia/505727.html

[Great Kleomentia]

I doubt he did this on a whim without a backup. Russia will be fine.

[James Deans]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

[Great Kleomentia]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

Needless to say, this guy is as cool as ice.

[James Deans]

that's a hellalotta food not being provided to the Russian people.

Ain't that a bite?

[Calimera II]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

Needless to say, this guy is as cool as ice.

You mean as smart as an ice cube.

[Great Kleomentia]

Needless to say, this guy is as cool as ice.

You mean as smart as an ice cube.

Among other things, yep.

[Lyttenburg]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

And fuck your President/Leader of the country, that [insert random term]-ist and cunt/pussy/dick/spiece of shit who needs [insert edgy demand reeking of pathos] too!

[Shofercia]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

West imposes trade sanctions on Russia.
Westerner bitches about the lack of free trade.

Something about a plank and an eye comes to mind.

[Immoren]

Putin cheese is delicious.
That's all I've to say.
*nods*

[Washington Resistance Army]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

[Shofercia]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

They didn't destroy Moscow. They looted Moscow. And a few centuries later their country was partitioned. Now Ukraine's trying to loot Moscow through a "Russia must be for our EU Membership or we'll say that they're superevil" program. Anyone want Lvov or Ternopol? If you annex both, we'll throw in Ivano-Frankovsk as a bonus, absolutely free! All of this can be yours for an infinite amount of payments, at just $99,999,999.99 per month!

[Washington Resistance Army]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

They didn't destroy Moscow. They looted Moscow. And a few centuries later their country was partitioned. Now Ukraine's trying to loot Moscow through a "Russia must be for our EU Membership or we'll say that they're superevil" program. Anyone want Lvov or Ternopol? If you annex both, we'll throw in Ivano-Frankovsk as a bonus, absolutely free! All of this can be yours for an infinite amount of payments, at just $99,999,999.99 per month!

Ninety nine million you say.. I can into kingdom

[Lyttenburg]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

No, they just again tried to charge tanks and got themselves massacred.

[Roski]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

No, they just again tried to charge tanks and got themselves massacred.

Given the T-90........
lol.
Polish Calvary > Cold War Era Technology

[Washington Resistance Army]

So, have the mighty Polish cavalry destroyed Moscow yet?

No, they just again tried to charge tanks and got themselves massacred.

Never actually happened, and if it did glorious winged hussars would destroy the inferior panzers.

[Shofercia]

No, they just again tried to charge tanks and got themselves massacred.

Never actually happened, and if it did glorious winged hussars would destroy the inferior panzers.

Panzers cannot into Moscow

[Washington Resistance Army]

Never actually happened, and if it did glorious winged hussars would destroy the inferior panzers.

Panzers cannot into Moscow

Panzers can't into winter, at all. Mighty cavalry on the other hand.. Speaking of sanctions, does anyone know how much gas Russia sends to Europe? IIRC it's like 30% of the total but I'm not sure.

[Shofercia]

Panzers cannot into Moscow

Panzers can't into winter, at all. Mighty cavalry on the other hand.. Speaking of sanctions, does anyone know how much gas Russia sends to Europe? IIRC it's like 30% of the total but I'm not sure.

Panzers couldn't into Kursk during Summer either. Losers make excuses, winners beat the crap out of the opposition, go home and have sex

[Allanea]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

But the sanctions on Russia are not violations of free trade at all!

[Gravlen]

Fuck Putin, that stalinist shit cunt needs to lay the fuck off of free trade.

But the sanctions on Russia are not violations of free trade at all!

I find it a bit odd that Russia haven't attempted to bring the case in before the WTO if they feel the sanctions are a violation of free trade.

[Allanea]

But the sanctions on Russia are not violations of free trade at all!

I find it a bit odd that Russia haven't attempted to bring the case in before the WTO if they feel the sanctions are a violation of free trade.

So what you're saying is, Russia's sanctions against the West are unfair and violations of free trade, but the West's sanctions against Russia are not?

[Calimera II]

I find it a bit odd that Russia haven't attempted to bring the case in before the WTO if they feel the sanctions are a violation of free trade.

So what you're saying is, Russia's sanctions against the West are unfair and violations of free trade, but the West's sanctions against Russia are not?

People claiming that must grow brains.

[Gravlen]

I find it a bit odd that Russia haven't attempted to bring the case in before the WTO if they feel the sanctions are a violation of free trade.

So what you're saying is, Russia's sanctions against the West are unfair and violations of free trade, but the West's sanctions against Russia are not?

Actually, I'm saying that Russia has chosen not to contest the sanctions before the WTO, which they could have if they felt they were unfairly treated. They had a legal mechanism they could turn to, and they have so far chosen not to use it.

But now that you mention it, it could be. Russia decided to carry out sweeping sanctions while the EU and the US have tried to have more limited, more surgical sanctions. I think it will be much easier to conclude that Russia is in violation of WTO rules than the EU and the US, though I'm not ruling out that all parties are in violation.

[Wiendonia]

Becuase there aren't 6.9 billion other food consumers on this planet to whom we can't export food to.....smart move Russia. Smart move.