MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Rosselkhoznadzor head Sergei Dankvert said that the watchdog planned on May 16 to impose ban on imports of Turkish vegetable marrows, lemons and grapefruits — all that is left in the allowed list — due to the systematic violations of sanitary requirements.
"You should ask Rosselkhoznadzor about it. Rosselkhoznadzor is not engaged in politics, Rosselkhoznadzor is engaged in its specific issues, that is why you should ask them about it," Peskov told journalists answering a question whether the reports were connected with worsening the situation in the Russia-Turkey relations or quarantine.
Russia's retaliatory measures against Ankara include, in particular, restrictions on the activities of Turkish organizations in Russia, prohibiting Russian employers from hiring Turkish citizens and a ban on certain food imports, including oranges, tangerines, tomatoes, apples, peaches, strawberries and most of poultry products.
