Hundreds of young Dutch people in Amsterdam participated in demonstrations of dissent against the entered Russia food embargo, reports the canadian TV channel CTV News at night on Monday.

As they say, the Activists of the event gathered on the Central Dam square and threw each loved one overripe tomatoes purchased for the event in the amount of 120 thousand pieces.

The cost of one ticket to the event was fifteen euros, only sold about a thousand tickets. According to the promoter Joepa of Verbunt (Joep Verbunt), the proceeds will be given to producers who have suffered from punishment.

The Netherlands, competing with Mexico for the title of the largest producer of tomatoes in the world, last year staged in the Russian Federation vegetables in the amount of $ 100 million.


The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.

A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -


The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin on 6 August on the individual to ensure safety. The import of a number of items from countries that have imposed penalties on the Russian capital, limited to year. In the corresponding list includes beef, pork, fruits, poultry, dairy products, nuts, and other products. A complete list of prohibited importation into the Russian Federation of products -

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