The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Russian Federation as if to uses economic pressure on Kiev, displacing, according to his statement, the Ukrainian goods from the market. "Crusade against Ukraine began with economic aggression, gas blackmail and total displacement of Ukrainian subjects of the Russian market. In annual terms, the trade fell 3 times - this is an unprecedented rate of decline, " said Poroshenko on Thursday, speaking out in the annual address to the Parliament. Poroshenko thinks that Russia is waging against Ukraine " economic war "." Russian aggression, draining the Ukrainian economy, kicks the living standards of Ukrainians, and the enemy does not hide their plans to convert the discontent tired and weary Ukrainians in destabilizing the situation in our country ", - he added. first energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters that Ukraine appealed to Russia with the petition for renewal discounts on gas from Russia at the expense of export duties. The government of the Russian Federation in the decision on granting of the discount may take into account the position of Kiev in the payment of existing debts, he explained. The government first granted Ukraine a discount for the second quarter in the amount of $ 100 per thousand cubic meters at the expense of export duties. A free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, the introduction of which is stipulated by the agreement on unity, must earn in full on 1 January 2016. Russia repeatedly warned about the risks to its economy from the Treaty. Fears in the capital of Russia is caused by five clusters of issues: liberalization of customs tariffs between Ukraine and the EU, technical regulation, veterinary and phytosanitary measures, customs administration, and energy. in mid-may in Brussels held a trilateral Ministerial dialogues to discuss these concerns. The parties also agreed to hold another round of consultations in the format of Russia-Ukraine-EU until July to prepare all the documents for the Ministerial meeting.