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The German firm wants a piece of Ukraine's infrastructure upgrade market.

German firm Siemens said it wants to take part in the project to link Kyiv and the capital’s Boryspil Airport by high-speed railway service.

Representatives of the company met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Jan. 26 and said they had ideas for the project to build a line to service Kyiv’s main international airport, according to Interfax-Ukraine news agency.

Siemens also offered to sell Ukraine trains for a proposed high-speed line between Kyiv and Donetsk.