Ukraine does not intend yet to ban transit of Russian goods

Ukraine is not considering possibility of banning the transit of Russian goods through its territory, since such measures are contrary to the WTO rules, according to Ukraine's Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska.

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"Ukraine is a respectable member of the WTO. And at the moment, we have no intention to block the transit through the territory of Ukraine," Mykolska said.

However, she said that Ukraine is in a very difficult situation, therefore it has to synchronize its steps with trading partners and work within the existing agreements.

Read alsoBypassing Russia: Yatsenyuk shows map of New Silk Road to Asia"We are in an irregular situation, and I'm talking about what we have today. We don't know what will be the further steps of the Russian Federation," Mykolska said.

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