Two years on, some Polish producers would like to see the EU lift its sanctions on Russia, adding their voices to those of business interests in France and Austria, among other EU countries.
Poland's government is virulently anti-Russian, however, and is keen to bolster the impression that the potential for Russian aggression necessitates greater NATO presence on the alliance's eastern flank. It wants sanctions to stay in place, whether they hit Polish apple exporters or not. [...]
For a while, Polish apple producers managed to sell apples to Russia despite the sanctions, thanks to re-exports through third countries, Belarus in particular, and also via Crimea and Ukraine. The latter become a major export market for Polish exporters.
Some Russian wholesalers were reportedly still actively buying Polish apples as recently as April 2016 despite the sanctions. But not any more, it seems. Russia has now banned some imports of foodstuffs from Ukraine, and tougher customs control systems have been imposed on products from Belarus.
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