A special panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Friday 19 August that the Russian embargo on imports of live pig, pork and other pork products from the European Union was unlawful under international trade rules. In early 2014, Russia introduced a health embargo after cases of African swine fever appeared in areas of the EU close to the border with Belarus. On 22 July 2014, the WTO’s dispute settlement body set up a special panel upon request from the EU. In its...