MOSCOW, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said on Friday Russia would appeal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over Western sanctions, local news agencies reported.

"The latest round of sanctions gives reason to appeal to the WTO. And we will appeal," RIA news reported him as saying in Brussels.

(Reporting by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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