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Ukraine wants foreign investors to buy its state assets. So far, they’re not biting

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Ukraine wants foreign investors to buy its state assets. So far, they’re not biting

The Kyiv Independent · Aug 12, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

Ukraine's government wants to sell thousands of state-owned assets that are overwhelmingly unprofitable, inefficient, or nonoperational — sometimes all three. But it's facing a problem. Low prices aren't enough to attract the foreign investors Ukraine wants most, particularly those from Europe. "It's a trade-off for us because we are selling these assets for a discounted price for obvious reasons. But we want the buy