Billions Worth of Russian Fish Imports – Via China

Russian fish worth billions is imported into the EU via China, according to a new report by the European Parliament.

Despite the EU imposing sanctions on Russian seafood in particular, EU countries still import mainly cod and pollock from Russia, worth around SEK 7 billion a year.

In addition, Russian fish products worth at least another SEK 6 billion arrive via China, according to a report presented to the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on Wednesday.

‘Deeply shameful,’ says Swedish MEP Isabella Lövin (MP), who is demanding that the Swedish government push for a total ban on Russian fish imports.

‘We need to look at all the options we have to put pressure on Putin and his war economy,’ Lövin writes in a statement via text message.

^{Cover photo: Fish market in St. Petersburg, Russia. Archive photo. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP/TT}