26 May 2022 18:46

Russia to continue parallel import policy - Medvedev

MOSCOW. May 26 (Interfax) - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said the Russian authorities intended to continue their parallel import policy.

"This is not an easy decision for any country but when choosing between the interests of our citizens and our businesses on the one hand and the interests of major companies and their brands on the other, then it is clear how this decision would be made," Medvedev said at a plenary session of the United Russia forum on Entrepreneurship in the New Economic Reality.

"And we'll continue to do this. There's nothing to be ashamed of. If they are going to behave like this with us then we also have to take this into account in our relations with our former partners, so that they realize what has happened and, as the opportunity arises, bring their concerns to the attention of their national governments," he said.