Inside Europe: Russia's cheesemaking industry thrives amid spiraling sanctions
Politics
Dan Ashby
August 16, 2018
Russia blocked dairy imports from the EU four years in retaliation for sanctions imposed over the annexation of Crimea — and created a domestic cheese industry overnight. About 200 cheesemakers gathered at the Istra Cheese Festival hoping to find new markets, pick up business tips and sell some of the 30 tonnes of cheese they will bring with them. Dan Ashby reports.