The economic sanctions imposed by the European Union in March 2014 on the
Russian Federation were caused by Russia's unlawful annexation of Crimea, which exploited
the political crisis in Ukraine. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree
on August 7 prohibiting the importation of selected groups of agri-food commodities from
countries that previously imposed sanctions. The article focuses on an attempt to describe the
effects of the introduced trade restrictions on the functioning of the agricultural market in
Poland. Spectral analysis, simple regression and comparative methods were used for the
study. The study showed that the trade restrictions introduced had the character of structural
changes in the export and import of Polish products, but did not significantly contribute to the
functioning of the market itself. The trade restrictions introduced have contributed to a
significant reduction in trade between Russia and Poland in 2014-2016 however, there is a
gradual improvement in trade relations with Russia, the value of both imports and exports is
steadily increasing with each subsequent year.