KYIV, Apr. 5 – U.S. Assistant Trade Representative Joseph Papovich arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday to demand effective action from the Ukrainian government on the production of pirate CDs by domestic companies, Novy TV channel reported.
At a private meeting with government officials Papovich noted that the United States is ready to implement economic sanctions against Ukraine at any moment. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Zhulynsky was the recipient of the first direct threats of trade sanctions against Ukraine unless it curbs the practice of illegal CD production, the report said.
