Russian media about the relations of Russia and the World trade organization in the period of sanctions
The World Trade Organization (WTO) established in 1995 for regulating commercial relations between the participating countries. It consist of 160 countries-members. Russia wanted entry was almost 18 years old, because he wanted to provide for Russian companies a level playing field in the international arena. However, to appreciate the pros and cons of finding the Russian Federation as part of the WTO not only imaginable is possible, since the European countries and United States have imposed sanctions against Russia, which greatly weakened the countrys economy. This article is devoted to the interaction between the WTO and Russia in the period of sanctions. The article is based on the publications on this topic in the media. Special attention is paid to the reaction of the WTO on anti-Russian sanctions, and the damage that was caused to the economies of European countries and Russia.