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Two interesting stories about Ukraine’s economic ties to Russia came to light this week. First, it emerged that the Ukrainian State Railroad Company had purchased $500,000 worth of spare parts from Russia. Second, a Polish official revealed that his country had bought coal mined in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine. This suggests that, despite the ongoing de facto war between the two countries, and Russia’s trade war with Ukraine, economic ties between Russia and Ukraine continue — as do covert ties between the occupied Donbas and Europe.

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