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The European Commission said Wednesday Russia had told the 25-nation bloc it intends to ban all animal product exports from the EU starting next year because Moscow claimed new members Bulgaria and Romania had poor animal health standards. EU spokesman Philip Tod told reporters that Moscow had informed the European Commission on Nov. 3 "of their intention to ban EU animal product exports" starting Jan. 1. The announcement complicates already touchy ties between the EU and Russia amid a standoff between Poland and Russia over a similar ban on its meat and plant products.

Now, let La Russophobe see if she understands: the Russian population is going extinct. The country has chronic problems of pollution (including atomic radiation), a sub-60 year male adult lifespan and a rampant AIDS crisis. And yet, Russia is afraid of EUROPEAN MEAT? Talk about people living in glass houses. Actually, Russia's house is made of tissue paper. This is an obvious, and utterly pathetic, attempt to "punish" the EU for daring to admit former Soviet slave states like Bulgaria and Romania, and all it will accomplish is to further polarize and alienate Europe against Russia. In other words, it's ludicrous and classically ham-handed neo-Soviet gibberish.