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China, Ukraine, United States
Kyiv's highways lead to both US and China

Ukraine, which enjoys political and security-related support from the US, occasionally turns to rival China for help in some areas. The new infrastructure minister Olexander Kubrakov is among those involved in the balancing act. [...]

Published on 21.07.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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