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The rail link between Ukraine and the Russian Federation will be halted either by decision of the Government or because Ukrainians will cease to travel to the Russian Federation.
Volodymyr Omelyan, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, said in an interview granted to the ZIK chain
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We really ended the passenger rail service by the Russian Federation. Until now, this issue had not yet been resolved at the Cabinet level,
said the manager.
According to him, thanks to the Ministry and the Ukrzaliznytsia, in 2018, for the first time, the flow of passengers in the west direction was higher than in the east.
The minister noted that, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure, the number of Ukrainian citizens who went by train by rail in Russia is "inexorably reduced".
"Therefore, it will be stopped in one way or another – either by a government decision, or no one will surrender," Omelyan said.
Recall that in August 2018 at the Ministry of Infra The structures decided to limit the rail link with Russia. Volodymyr Omelyan, Head of Department, signed the relevant document. According to him, it is the response of Ukraine to the acts of the aggressor, which hinders navigation in the Azov and Black seas.
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