Russian officials on Aug. 7 steamrolled tonnes of cheese, fruit and vegetables, defying public outrage to begin a controversial drive to destroy Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.
EurActiv: Russia starts pouring Western food in wasteland defying public outrage
A handout photo released by the food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor shows crushed boxes of cheese outside the Russian southern city of Belgorod on Aug. 6.
