RUSSIA TO APPEAL AGAINST US, EU SANCTIONS TO WTO (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 12, 2014, 22:12

Russia considers the latest round of Western sanctions illegal and is ready to appeal against them to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Russian Economy Minister Aleksey Ulyukaev told reporters on Friday.

“The latest round of sanctions provides grounds to appeal to the WTO. And we will appeal,” Ulyukaev said.

Russia’s response to the new EU and US sanctions, besides restricting the import of used cars, may also affect petrochemicals and machinery products, the minister stressed. Ulyukaev added that when Russia introduced the first package of protective measures in the area of food security, it announced the possibility of restrictions in other areas.

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