Russian smoking ban could hit BATS

Russia's Deputy Health Minister Sergei Velmiakin has today announced that the Russian Federation will submit a law banning smoking in public places by November 1.

Russia's Deputy Health Minister Sergei Velmiakin has today announced that the Russian Federation will submit a law banning smoking in public places by November 1.

That despite opposition from some of the world's largest cigarette makers, including British American Tobacco.

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