The UK and Ukraine have kicked off talks on a digital trade agreement, aimed at providing support for “Ukrainian jobs, livelihoods, and families” following Russia’s invasion.
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.
The announcement was made today (Wednesday August 24) - a symbolic date that acknowledges both the 21st anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union, as well as marking six months since Russian military forces invaded Ukraine on February 24 2022.
The negotiations began yesterday (Tuesday), when international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met virtually with first deputy prime minister and minister of economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and the vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation...