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
    3•4 months ago

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

  • @tal
    2•4 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

    • @scutiger@lemmy.world
      2•4 months ago

      I’m pretty sure it’s all lies anyway, but many plant diseases can be passed to other species. If Russia wasn’t making it up, it could be a concern for non-banana plantations or farms. But that’s irrelevant, because it’s all bullshit.

      • @tal
        1•4 months ago

        Ah, that’s a fair point.