Five weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called President Zelenskiy.

Five weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called President Zelenskiy. Citing Motor Sich, Pompeo said he “raised U.S. concerns regarding malign PRC [People’s Republic of China] investment in Ukraine.” Oleksiy Kusch, a Kyiv economist with the Growford Institute, tells the Nikkei: “The U.S. election creates a very narrow window to get this deal through since the Trump administration’s focus on Ukraine is weakened…Motor Sich is not going to be a priority for Trump or Biden for the next few months.”