Imports of luxury Russian sable pelts may resume after EU member states lifted a ban introduced only in April.
Imports of luxury Russian sable pelts may resume after EU member states lifted a ban that had only been introduced in April.
Source: Euractiv, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The change was included in the latest package of EU sanctions against Russia agreed by Brussels last week.
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The European Commission justified the exemption by arguing that Russia dominates the global trade in sable pelts, leaving European manufacturers with very few alternative suppliers.
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