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Posted on 02/14/2024 10:38:15 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Russians have been told to grow their own bananas as a shortage looms, days after President Vladimir Putin issued a ban on imports from Ecuador, its largest supplier of the fruit, seemingly over an arms shipment spat.
Oleg Knyazkov, the head of the industry expertise center at Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian consumer watchdog, told local news outlet Gazeta that he predicts there will be a nationwide shortage of bananas in a month. He advised Russians to start growing them domestically.
His comments come after Putin suspended banana imports from five Ecuadorian companies on February 2, saying the decision was made due to the detection of pests in shipments of the fruit. Weeks earlier, Quito accepted a U.S. offer to exchange Soviet-era military equipment for modern U.S. weapons in a deal worth $200 million.
The United States said that Ecuador's Soviet-era equipment would be sent to Ukraine amid the ongoing war started by Russia in February 2022.
The move was blasted by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said Ecuador had made a "reckless decision under serious pressure from external interested parties."
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Selidovo - wha happen?
“I’m thinking about both of them at the same time.”
Russia is the largest importer of Ecuadorian bananas.
Under the bus!
Putin calls Tucker Carlson a “dangerous person”, adding that he did not fully enjoy the interview with him - TASS
What Krynky doink?
“Putin” also whining on state tv that President Trump kept him from invading Ukraine earlier. LOL!
Russia also releasing photos of Tucker playing dress up in a Buryat costume during his Moscow pilgrimage. Classic!
TASS interview keeps getting better. “Putin” calling Tucker a cuck for not asking tough questions.
If the ruskies somehow grew bananas in their arctic climate, they'd just turn them into banana vodka.
Buryat shaman stronk as bull!
Avdeyevka stronk like steaming pile of bull!
You should send this one out to your ping list, it’s good for a laugh!
https://rumble.com/v4dbtr3-breaking-news-russian-navy-ship-sunk-by-ukrainian-naval-drones-video.html
“the death toll at the test site reached approximately one and a half thousand people.”
“Fake news”
“suggested that the losses could be around 200 troops.”
“Fake news”
OK, OK, would you believe at least eight and a half?
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