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Jam News (22 July 2026)

Officials from Russia‘s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor in Smolensk Region discovered a shipment of freshly cut roses from Armenia that was being transported via Belarus.

According to the Belarusian outlet Euroradio, the shipment was deemed illegal because Russia has banned the import of nearly all Armenian goods since the spring.

Moscow says the import ban was imposed in response to what it described as violations of phytosanitary requirements. However, the restrictions were introduced after Armenia declared EU integration as a foreign policy goal, leading officials in Yerevan and the EU to view the move as politically motivated.

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