Russia’s vodka and liquor exports slumped last year largely due to political tensions with the west and Ukraine. According to the Centre for the Study of Federal and Regional Alcohol Markets, Russian exports of the products fell by 42% to 43.5m litres in 2015, the lowest since 2005. The total value of vodka and liquor exports dropped 40.2% to $111.9m (£77.4m), the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported. (The Guardian)

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