The news that trains from Belarus will stop going to Ukraine and the Crimea at the end of May has caused a quite a stir, but
currently you don’t have to change your plans for your summer holidays. Representatives from the railways of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have finalised the summer schedule of the movement of trains to the Crimea through Ukrainian territory. It will come into effect from June 1st.Representatives of the Belarusian Railway are in no hurry to divulge all the details of the agreement. According to Alexander Zakharevich, the Head of the Belarusian Railway’s Passenger Service, common work on co-ordination is continuing up to now, and it is working successfully. Vladimir Yakunin, Russian Railways CEO, has also said that these negotiations are very constructive. He has noted that the advance booking of train tickets, which go through Ukraine territory, will possibly begin soon.
Against the background of currently events, this agreement is very symbolic. Our countries haven’t lost the ability to conduct constructive dialogue, and it is hoped that this method of problem solving will also be used in other fields. Everything begins with little steps.
