UK, Ukraine Announce Digital Trade Agreement Talks
The U.K. and Ukraine announced that talks on a new digital trade agreement began during an Aug. 23 meeting between British Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. The agreement will seek to drop barriers to digital trade in a bid to boost Ukrainian jobs following the invasion of Russia, the Department for International Trade said Aug. 24. The announcement follows the U.K.'s decision to eliminate tariffs on all goods from Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir "Putin’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has had devastating human consequences," Trevelyan said. "The UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and will use trade as a force for good to help the country rebuild its modern economy after this barbaric war. Our partnership with Ukraine will help them seize the brighter days ahead, and we will continue to do everything in our power to protect Ukrainian jobs, livelihoods and families."