China emerged head and shoulders as Ukraine’s largest trading partner

China emerged head and shoulders as Ukraine’s largest trading partner, with $9.4 billion in two-way trade through August. Two-way trade with Russia was only half that level — $4.7 billion. Ukraine had an $800 million trade surplus with China and a $900 million trade deficit with Russia. During the course of last year, China edged out Russia as Ukraine’s largest trading partner.