China decisively supplanted Russia last year as Ukraine’s top trading partner for goods, according to 2019 trade figures posted by the State Statistics Service. China was Ukraine’s top export market, taking 7.2% of Ukraine’s exports, compared to 6.5% taken by Russia. China was Ukraine’s top source of imports, providing 15.1%, compared to 11.5% by Russia. Improving Russia’s case, Ukraine’s substantial trade with Belarus is probably ‘sanctions-busting’ trade with Russia.
China decisively supplanted Russia last year as Ukraine’s top trading partner for goods
