Russia accused of triggering trade war with Ukraine - FT.com

Russia accused of triggering trade war with Ukraine - FT.com:

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Ukrainian companies are accusing Russian customs officials of discriminating against their exports with heightened and time-consuming inspections that threaten to run up billions of dollars in losses.
The extraordinary measures are widely seen in Kiev as the onset of a bilateral trade war geared at discouraging Ukraine from signing a landmark association and free trade agreements this autumn with the EU – pressuring it instead to join a Moscow-led Customs Union comprised of former Soviet republics."

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