Russia took the decision to consult with the European Union and Ukraine on certain elements of their trade policy corresponding to the request from Moscow was sent to the world trade organization (WTO), said an informed source. according to his statement to the EU have questions related to the application of anti-dumping measures on ammonium nitrate and steel community and Ukraine on energy adjustments." We have submitted to the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with the EU and Ukraine, - said the source news Agency.- This is a preliminary, initial step, which We initiated two new claim ". In accordance with WTO rules, in the first stage, the delegation will try to resolve differences on bilateral consultations. The EU and Ukraine have 10 days to respond to the request, and a maximum of 30 days from time of receipt in order to start them. The maximum period for allowing consultation of sixty days. If the meeting will end with nothing, " explained the source, then Moscow may request creation of a panel of WTO judges, who will consider the claim on the merits." If We are in the process of consultation agree that the calculations cannot be ruled out, then the dispute itself, with the formation of a panel of judges, will not " - said the source. March 18, the Ministry of economic development reported that the Russian Federation has postponed the filing of a lawsuit to the world trade organization Ukraine on the duties on ammonium nitrate, hoping not to bring the case to court. Ukraine in July 2014 tripled its duties on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia (with eleven, 91% to 36, 03%) and extended the validity period for another 5 years. This decision was made due to the application of Ostchem plants that are part of financial-industrial Group DF of Dmitry Firtash. They appealed to the fact that the price of gas for Ukrainian plants nitrogen chemistry and Russian producers is significantly different. Russia was going until the end of 2014 to file a claim with the WTO on this issue. We emphasize that relative to the Russian Federation to the world trade organization filed four lawsuits. The first trial was started in 2013 as compared to the utilization fee on foreign cars Assembly, and in early April 2014, the European Union has filed a lawsuit against Russia in connection with the ban on pork imports from Europe. The third lawsuit of the Russian anti-dumping import duties are relatively light commercial vehicles from Germany and Italy. In the early winter of 2013 Russia, for its part, filed a lawsuit against the EU on energy adjustments, and in April of this year - on the third energy package of the European Union.