Russia to respond to sanctions with extension of food embargo

Russia's decision on whether to extend its ban on Western food imports will depend on whether sanctions imposed on Moscow are prolonged, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said.

If sanctions are not lifted the embargo will not be lifted, surely we have no reasons to lift it," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.

Russia imposed a food embargo against the European Union, the United States and other countries on August 7, 2014.