NTV Mir, Moscow, in Russian 2330 gmt 29 Dec 05
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Friday, Dec 30, 2005
MOSCOW – Russo-Ukrainian relations are becoming increasingly diverse.
It has been announced that as of Friday [30 December] Russia is closing
its borders to imports of all types of animal produce from Ukraine.
This is due to the failure to meet Russian hygiene standards, in particular
where animal produce transiting through Ukrainian territory is concerned.