Russia Retailers Brace for Ban on Turkish Goods After Downed Jet
- Country's 9-month imports from Turkey reached $3.1 billion
- Russia imported Turkish fruits, vegetables after EU goods ban
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Russian retailers are preparing to rearrange their supply chains for the second time for as many years as they brace for a potential ban on Turkish goods as retaliation for the downing of a warplane over Syria.
The government will draft retaliatory measures for Turkey’s "aggression" within two days, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a cabinet meeting in Moscow on Thursday. Measures are likely to include restrictions or bans for Turkish goods, according to the premier, who ordered his ministers to compile proposals for retaliatory measures by Saturday. The Agriculture Ministry on Thursday ordered tougher checks on Turkish imports.