KIEV, May 6 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its annual "Special 301" Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR), where Ukraine was placed on the Priority Watch List along with other 12 countries, USTR said on its website.

Along with Ukraine the list includes Algeria, Argentina, Chili, China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand and Venezuela.