Spatial differentiations of trade links between Ukraine and Czechia

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the current status of economic ties between Ukraine and Czechia, identify main trends in the contemporary commodity trade between Ukraine and Czechia, and to investigate the regional structure of Ukraine's external trade with Czechia. The article employs the coefficients of equilibrium and connectivity of regional trade links between Ukraine and Czechia in order to classify Ukrainian regions into distinct categories based on the degree of connectivity of commodity trade and the types of trade links between these two countries.