BOFIT Viikkokatsaus / BOFIT Weekly Review 2016/27
For its part, Russia will continue bans of food imports from e.g. the EU, US, Norway and Ukraine through December 31, 2017. In addition, Russia has extended its restrictions on transit transport from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Ukraine this week said it would keep in place its Russia sanctions to the end of 2017 and that it plans to react also on the extended transport restrictions.
Russia has lifted its ban on arranging tours to Turkey and said it will review the possibility of lifting other sanctions on Turkey as president Erdogan has apologised for the shooting down of a Russian fighter jet last November.