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Andrew D’Anieri: More backsliding in Kyiv

By Andrew D'Anieri.
An aerial view of trains parked near Kyiv’s central railway station on April 5. Ukraine’s railroad monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia lost $5453 million in 2020. The state company is riddled with corruption and poor management, despite being one of the pillars of Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

On June 29, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law exempting roadbuilding and airport repair projects from standard tender procedures and oversight. The exemption includes projects related to the construction of Kyiv’s $3.5 billion Great Ring Road, the country’s most expensive highway project.

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