Brussels, 02/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - Russia is planning an appeal to the WTO against the trade preferences that the EU has granted Ukraine since 1 April (until 1 November) while awaiting the signature and entry into force of the EU-Ukraine free-trade agreement.
“These preferences contradict the basic principles of the preferential treatment regime and the WTO basic principle of non-discrimination”, said Russia's Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexei Likhachev, as quoted by...