Despite the workarounds, market analysts warn that Baltic and Arctic ports lack the storage capacity and specialized infrastructure needed.

Authorities say that samples from a batch of the vaccine contained live Aujeszky’s disease virus, which is almost universally fatal to domestic dogs.

First launched in 2001, Putin’s call-in program aims to cast the Russian leader as a “problem-solver-in-chief.”

Detainees described issues including a lack of adequate medical and dental care, disparaging attitudes from staff and poor living conditions.