Groysman to Provide ‘Adequate’ Response to Russian Transit Ban

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 12:13

The Cabinet of Ministers requested the National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) to consider measures to counter Russia’s ban on the transit of Ukrainian goods, PM Groysman stated during a Government meeting on July 6.

"In recent days, Russia banned the transit of Ukrainian goods," he said. "Therefore, we requested the RNBO to immediately develop respective counter-measures. We, as the Government, are ready to take them," he stressed.

This statement refers to Russia’s decision to strengthen limitations on the transit of Ukrainian goods, enacted on July 3.

Source: Olena Roshchenko, Ukrayinska Pravda