On the evening of Jan. 4, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced an embargo on 17 million metric tons of grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
On this date in history: The Russian grain embargo
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On the evening of Jan. 4, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced an embargo on 17 million metric tons of grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
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