Kemi Badenoch, the UK's business and trade secretary, alongside Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister and minister of economy, virtually signed a new 'Digital Trade Agreement' (DTA) to help Ukraine support its economy through the current crisis. 

The Department for Business and Trade today hosted a number of Ukrainian ministers, along with 200 UK and international business representatives and officials, to celebrate the signing of the digital trade deal between the two nations. 

The digital trade agreement is expected to support Ukrainian businesses by cutting red tape and helping them to trade with the UK more efficiently, as well as make it easier for UK companies to work with Ukrainian businesses and support their economic recovery.

Under the deal, Ukrainian businesses will have guaranteed access to the financial services crucial for reconstruction efforts through the deal’s facilitation of cross-border data flows. Ukrainian...