The CONTROVERSIAL AIRCRAFT CARRIER Varyag, under construction in the Ukrainian port of Nikolayev. Ukraine has denied Russian reports that it is selling the vessel to China for dollars 2.4bn ( pounds 1.3bn), though a Ukrainian spokesman said the shipyard had received offers from several foreign countries. The ship, jointly owned by Ukraine and Russia, is due to be completed next year Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
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