Re: looking for my late dog’s puzzle delivery

marika <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> I think frozen soup cubes were responsible for starting AT LEAST one big
> historical war. 
> No wait, that was cheese.
> 
> 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-steamrolls-contraband-western-cheese-fruit-enforce-ban-n405181

MOSCOW — The Russian government was steamrolling tons of contraband cheese
and destroying fruit with tractors Thursday in a public display of its
commitment to its one-year-old ban on Western foods.

The move, however, has raised protests in Russia, with people signing a
petition urging the government to instead donate the food to the poor
suffering through the country's vicious recession.

Coupled with the ruble's sharp depreciation, the ban on Western food has
helped drive consumer prices up, pushing an increasing number of Russians
below the poverty line.