Ukraine won't fire first in any trade war with Russia - envoy


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Mar 2014

GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine will not initiate a trade war with Russia and hopes to use the World Trade Organization to resolve any such disputes initiated by Russia, Ukraine's ambassador in Geneva told a news conference on Thursday.

"I think they will not limit themselves to military intervention. They will add some famous trade wars with Ukraine. They have very good experience with that," Yurii Klymenko said.

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