The Ecuadorian government announced in January that it would send what it called "Ukrainian and Russian scrap metal" to the U.S. in exchange for modern equipment worth $200 million.

The Ecuadorian government announced in January that it would send what it called “Ukrainian and Russian scrap metal” to the U.S. in exchange for modern equipment worth $200 million.

  • espiritu_p@kbin.social
    3·
    5 months ago

    As a German you know that a regime is on the brink of collapse if it has to restrict banana imports.

  • tal@lemmy.today
    1·
    5 months ago

    Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced on Feb. 3 that it is banning imports from five Ecuadorian banana companies, claiming that a disease had been discovered in previous shipments.

    Entirely understandable. Wouldn’t want Russia’s vast banana plantations to become infected. /s