Khabirov noted that the French company Savencia began to build a company for the production of soft cheeses in the region, which was not the case before.
“This is the largest French company. Therefore, we are now very interested, ”he added.
Putin asked if it was about the effect of the restrictive measures imposed by Russia in response to the sanctions.
“The villagers say so: you, they say, stay there, keep these sanctions, because in reality it really works,” said Khabirov.
After that, Putin corrected the acting head of Bashkiria.
“These are not sanctions, these are retaliatory measures,” the president noted.
In June, Putin extended the food embargo on EU countries.
As the UN noted, the losses of the European Union from the food embargo were greater than the damage to Russia from European sanctions.
About how the agricultural market of Russia has changed over the five years of the food embargo, read RT.