Michał Kołodziejczak, Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has not ruled out further restrictions on Ukrainian imports. Source: Kołodziejczak in the broadcast of Polsat News, as reported by European Pravda Details: On the broadcast, Kołodziejczak was asked, among other questions, whether the government is considering imposing a unilateral embargo on the import of food products from Ukraine.
Ukraine's Interior Minister has commented on a placard that Polish farmers put up on a tractor which called on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to "restore order in Ukraine". Source: European Pravda, citing Gazeta Wyborcza Details: The controversial placard read: "Putin, bring order to Ukraine, Brussels and our government officials".
U.S.-Russian relations are at their lowest point since the Cold War, and many trends in Russian foreign policy are justifiably disturbing. U.S. officials should develop a comprehensive strategythat serves America's objectives, keeping in mind the significantinternal vulnerabilities of the Russian state. Russia, given itslack of strategic allies, can ill afford to "lose" the West.