"I am instructing from January 1, 2022 to introduce a complete ban on the export from Russia of unprocessed or, roughly, only for the type of processed timber of coniferous and valuable deciduous species," Putin's words are quoted on the Kremlin's website.
According to him, illegal logging is a long-standing problem.
Earlier, Putin said that it is necessary to build an effective vertical of management in the Russian forest industry and develop new approaches to combating deforestation.