date:Mar 05, 2014
two reported cases of African Swine Fever was found in Lithuanian wild boar, when Russia has several hundred outbreaks on its own soil.
Russia's ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, said Thursday it would be utterly irresponsible to lift the ban. This is not a trade issue, it's a health issue, he said in an interview. We believe this is a very contagious disease spread by wild boars that does not know borders.
Previously Russian vets said that the complaint to WTO will not help EU official