Russia Launches Customs War against Ukraine

Russia’s Federal Customs Service has tightened control of freight traffic from Ukraine. Ukrainian businesses complain Russia effectively blocked all Ukrainian imports. Experts say the move is part of Russia’s strong-arm tactics to force Ukraine to join the Moscow-led Customs Union, and represents the start of a full-on trade war.

http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2255562
http://en.ria.ru/papers/20130815/182776946/Russian-Press-at-a-Glance-Thursday-August-15-2013.html