date:Aug 18, 2014
pite his claim that it was all for his own use, he was charged and faces a fine of up to twice the goods' value.
Russian officials also say they will be alert to large-scale importers trying to smuggle in embargoed goods via third countries. Exporters from Belarus will have to specify the country of origin of products when shipping goods onward to Russia, the agriculture ministry in Minsk told Reuters.
Nonetheless, at least one Belarussian trader saw room to manoeuvre: At the level of small im