“Now, 42.6% of Ukraine’s exports are the European Union. And I am sure that in the near future the share will increase to 50%. And no one there already closes markets for us, no one will put forward political demands, this is a reliable and the largest market in the world, ”Poroshenko said. The broadcast of his speech led the channel "Direct".
The Ukrainian president stressed that it was the European markets that helped bring the country's economy "out of a peak, compensating for a significant loss in the Russian markets."
Earlier it was reported that the turnover of foreign trade between Russia and Ukraine increased from $ 12.86 billion in 2017 to $ 14.98 billion in 2018.
Member of the Federation Council, senator from the Ryazan region, Igor Morozov, in an interview with FAN, commented on the statement by the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, who accused Moscow of the low level of welfare of Ukrainians, since Russia "closed its markets for Ukrainian goods."