Britain urges EU not to impose trade restrictions on Ukraine, particularly during its war with Russia, according to Defense Minister Grant Shapps.
"The UK has done the right thing by extending our tariff-free, quota-free imports from Ukraine for most goods for another 5 years. The UK calls on Europe to follow suit to defend freedom & democracy against the invasion of sovereign Ukraine by dictatorial Putin," he said.
Extension of tariff-free trade between Ukraine and EU
Yesterday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal revealed that the European Parliament and the European Council have preliminarily agreed to extend the import of Ukrainian goods without tariffs and quotas until June 2025. The adoption of these agreements is expected in April.
This temporary suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU will be extended for another year until June 5, 2025, to support Ukraine amidst ongoing Russian aggression.
Earlier, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative, Taras Kachka, announced Ukraine's readiness to adopt new restrictions on its trade with the EU to ease the political tension with Poland but also calls on the bloc to ban the import of Russian grain.