President Petro Poroshenko recently banned cargo traffic between the areas held by Moscow-backed militants in the Donbas area and slapped sanctions on the Ukrainian subsidiaries of Russian state-owned banks. This appears logical, given the continuing Russian occupation of Crimea and assistance to the rebels. However, Mr. Poroshenko acted only reluctantly, three years after the start...
Kyiv stops trade with occupied Donbas, slaps sanctions on Russian bank subsidiaries
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor6 Mins Read