Ukraine asks TRIPS Council to evaluate Russia’s WTO participation

Ukraine on Wednesday asked members of the World Trade Organization’s Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to evaluate Russia’s future participation in the WTO amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The request came a week after Kyiv called on other WTO members to suspend Russia from the international organization. The country is no longer applying its WTO agreements with Russia. The U.S., the European Union and others last week suspended Russia from the Developed Country Coordinating Group, an influential...