KIEV, Sept. 19 – It could take up to six months for the World Trade Organization to hear Ukraine's claim against Russia's transit ban of goods from Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska said.

"Now WTO is busy enough, and the process will launch, but it could last for up to six months… The case is essential and it is not difficult from the point of facts. I think that everything will be quicker," she told reporters on the sidelines of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in Kiev on Saturday, asked about the government's strategy in the issue of the conflict with Russia.