Putin extends embargo on Western food imports through 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday extended Moscow's embargo on food products from the West until the end of 2018, continuing its policy of retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine.A decree signed by Putin and posted in the official government database states that the embargo on produce, dairy, meat and most other foods will now stretch to December 31, 2018.The move comes days after the European Union formally rolled over damaging economic sanctions against Russia, and a week before Putin