Geneva - Russia has launched a procedure against Ukraine at the WTO over anti-dumping tariffs Kiev imposed on the fertiliser ammonium nitrate, a source close to the global trade body said Friday.
Moscow demanded consultations over the imposition of the tariffs on its ammonium nitrate shipped into Ukraine, the first step in resolving a dispute before the World Trade Organisation.
According to Moscow the tariffs imposed in July 2014 violated global trade rules, in particular those concerning anti-dumping duties.
Russia banned numerous products from Ukraine last year, ostensibly for health reasons, as relations became strained over the conflict in eastern Ukraine which Kiev accuses Moscow of having fomented and supported.
The procedure is the third Russia has launched at the WTO since joining in August 2012. The first two were against the EU.
AFP
