Russia goes bananas on Ecuador, prefers Indian fruits now
Russia has turned to India, a country that produces significant amount of bananas and other fruits, to meet the demand within the country, said a report. This has happened after Russia stopped import from Ecuador after not being thrilled that the latter sent Russian weapons and hardware to the US. Russia has since been looking for suppliers of not only bananas, but papayas, guavas, mangoes and pineapples. A report in The Times of India has said that the first shipment of Indian bananas reached Russia in January and another is expected to reach this month.