Foreign Policy Edition identified five least important international disputes in 2021, reports Tengrinews.
The conflict between Russia and France about champagne was in the dispute list. In Russia, they adopted a law that ordered the manufacturers of champagne from abroad to call their drinks exclusively “sparkling wines”, whereas the name “Champagne” have the right of only drinks from the Russian Federation. Such a solution was outraged by French producers from the Champagne region, who encouraged to stop deliveries to Russia. As a result, the French have achieved a deferment of this law until the end of 2021.
Another conflict happened to the Japanese restaurant on the island of Okinochima. One dish of this institution caused criticism from both the Northern and South Korea due to the fact that two pieces of rice were served in the form of the controversial islands of Doco with a miniature flag of Japan over them. The DPRK was called such a dish a signal that Japan plans to capture the islands, and in South Korea, he was called a “typical cheap stunt” from the Japanese side.
Also among such disputes was the scandal between Ukraine and the British businessman, Professor Jim Smith. In May 2021, law enforcement officers confiscated one and a half thousand bottles of Atomic vodka, which is produced in the Chernobyl alienation zone. The British launched there their own enterprise, which are guided by scientists. Researchers grow experimental cultures trying to find out whether it is possible to make goods safe for consumption from Chernobyl products. Vodka called Atomic is produced for the British market. But law enforcement officers confiscated her allegedly on suspicion of alcohol smuggling and fake excise marks. Smith noted that there are British brands on vodka, and not Ukrainian. As a result, he sued and won him.
Two more conflicts occurred in the European Union. The first arose between Italy and Croatia – for the right to call its wine “Prosecco”. The second caused the actual change in the boundaries between Belgium and France. In May 2021, the Belgian farmer from Erkelinnes municipality moved a border stone by almost 2 meters so that his tractor would be more convenient to drive. Thus, he violated the corruption agreement of 1820 on the borders between Belgium and France. After negotiations between the mayors of the Belgian and French border city of Farmer, they ordered the stone to return the stone.