WTO
Diplomat from Russian mission to WTO oversaw secret hit squad – media
President Vladimir Putin, who previously headed Russia's main intelligence agency, has made the country's military and spy agencies a priority during his tenure in office.
19:10, 25 February 2020
Reuters: WTO issues mixed ruling in Russia, Ukraine rail dispute
The Russia-Ukraine ruling is one of only four the Appellate Body will deliver after its formal demise in December, when the mandates of two of its three members expired.
02:20, 05 February 2020
Ukraine's infrastructure minister rules out restoration of air passenger traffic with Russia
Transit of goods must remain in place in line with the WTO rules, the minister notes.
14:20, 27 September 2019
Reuters: WTO top court largely backs Russia in fertilizer case with Ukraine
Russia lodged the case in May 2015.
18:35, 12 September 2019
Trump on WTO: "We will leave if we have to"
The U.S. president says his country has been seeing "unfair" treatment.
10:20, 14 August 2019
Ukraine loses transit dispute with Russia in WTO – media
Kyiv challenged the political ban imposed by Russia, which broke the shortest path of Ukrainian goods to Central Asia's markets.
16:50, 05 April 2019
Ukraine complains to WTO about Russia's new transit restrictions
According to the Ukrainian side, such measures are inconsistent with the provisions of the WTO's Agreement on Trade Facilitation.
11:41, 15 February 2019
Reuters: Ukraine takes Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to WTO over steel pipe duties
Ukraine has already lodged a similar WTO complaint against a third member of the customs union, Kazakhstan.
21:56, 22 October 2018
WTO cuts world merchandise trade forecasts for 2018 and 2019 – media
The WTO forecast world trade in goods would grow by 3.9 percent this year.
12:41, 27 September 2018
Bloomberg: Trump threatens to pull U.S. out of WTO if it doesn't 'shape up'
A U.S. withdrawal from the WTO potentially would be far more significant for the global economy than even Trump's growing trade war with China.
02:58, 31 August 2018
Ukraine files appeal in dispute with Russia over railway equipment import restrictions
Kyiv earlier appealed another report by the WTO in a fertilizer dispute with Moscow.
20:30, 27 August 2018
Ukraine appeals WTO decision in dispute with Russia on fertilizer duties
The complaint will be considered within three months.
19:30, 26 August 2018
Ukraine not to halt cargoes to Russia via railways – minister
Otherwise, Russia will use the fact against Ukraine in arbitration, the official says.
15:40, 17 August 2018
U.S. sides with Russia in WTO national security case against Ukraine
Both countries argue the WTO has no right to weigh in on the case Ukraine brought against the transit restrictions.
21:10, 30 July 2018
Ukraine defeated by Russia in new WTO dispute – media
Ukraine has the right to appeal.
16:54, 30 July 2018
Reuters: Russia largely wins fertilizer case against Ukraine at WTO
The panel also upheld Russia's claim that Ukrainian authorities acted inconsistently.
13:30, 22 July 2018
Ukraine loses to Russia in WTO dispute for the first time – media
The WTO has already sent the provisional text of the decision to the Ukrainian side.
17:55, 18 May 2018
Ukraine applies 12 restrictive measures against imports from Russia – Kubiv
In particular, there are 10 anti-dumping measures, one compensatory and another one is special.
16:05, 28 March 2018
Ukraine notifies WTO of draft amendments to RoHS-like Regulation - media
Ukraine has been busy harmonizing its legislation with the EU.
19:58, 22 March 2018
Russia threatens to withdraw from WTO if EU claim satisfied
<p>Russia may withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO) in case the European Union's claim is satisfied to recover EUR 1.39 billion a year over the restriction of pork imports, as stated by the first deputy head of the economic committee of the Russian Federation Council, Sergey Kalashnikov, RIA Novosti reported.</p>
15:40, 08 January 2018
