Russia’s meat import ban costs the U.S. over $5 billion

Russia’s ban on imports of meat products from the United States has cost the U.S. from $5 billion to $6 billion since it went into effect in February of 2013, the U.S. ambassador to Russia said recently.

Ambassador Michael McFaul told the business daily Kommersant that the ban was a big problem for the United States, and that he would...