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Kazakhstan’s decision represents a blow to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

Russian agriculture safety watchdog this week temporarily banned imports of tomatoes, peppers, fresh melons, wheat, flax seeds and lentils from Kazakhstan.

“The decision was made due to the failure of competent authorities in Kazakhstan to take action and in order to ensure the phytosanitary safety of the territory of Russia,” the Rosselkhoznadzor authority said on its website.

The restrictive measure comes shortly after Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy, refused to join BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies of which Russia currently holds the presidency.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I mean would you? They'd become BRICKS.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Would be funny if that was literally the only reason they wanted them to join lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Damn, now I have mixed feelings about this news. That would be great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I just shat bricks realizing this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Aw, why the downvotes? I thought it was funny.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 6 days ago

Good job encouraging Kazakhstan to economically integrate further with the west, Putin!

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Russia is just jealous of their superior potassium.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

*Envious
^^Sorry ^^to ^^be ^^that ^^guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Russia's on the list of other countries with inferior potassium.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

Time to buy Kazakh produce

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

That headline had me confused a bit before I realised it's about stuff originating from Kazakhstan

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (3 children)

And can Russia produce all that stuff by itself? I doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They can probably find substitutes further away. It all has a cost though, and shows up as further inflationary pressure. Their interest rate is 19% and counting.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Minor correction: key rate is 19%, interest rates are higher than that as a result.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

More of a detail than a correction. That's usually what people mean when they say the interest rate, but yeah, what you actually get on your mortgage will be different.

Actually, the rate you end up paying is lower in a lot of cases in Russia right now, because there's lots of subsidised programs in place to keep the plebes happy. Which, of course, they're paying for with more inflationary pressure...

It's businesses, elites and the really poor who don't participate in organised finance that get left holding the bag right now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Theoretically yes, but these were previously imported for reasons and if pre-war Russia didn't cover that, I guess the modern one wouldn't too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

People cultivating then are fighting terrorism in a special ops in Ukraine. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Oh, they're helping with agriculture, they're responsible for a bumper sunflower yield this year.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't see how this is anything but shooting themselves in the foot in the long run. Hell, the near-term grocery supply chain will feel the effects.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I don’t see how this is anything but shooting themselves in the foot in the long run.

I mean, that's been Russia's MO for the past three years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

LOL.

I hope other countries - especially those in BRICS - realize that they are hostages under BRICS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Time to ship stuff east, I guess? China's always hungry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

China is a founding member of BRICS. I doubt they'll take it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There's zero chance they'd care enough about this to refuse trade goods. Russia is trying to rebuild a dead empire, so they're apparently so inclined, but China only cares about China and that's not their problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Hahaha, they'll take it, and smile.

It's important to understand that Russia's relationship with China is exclusive and committed, china's relationship with Russia is 'it's complicated'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

they would also be suspicious of kazakhs intentions with this move.