Russian Railways

Russian authorities have banned imports of animal products from China to Russia today, as well as Chinese national visits to the country, Izvestia newspaper reported.

According to the publication, it is no longer possible for travellers to import meat products from China into their hand luggage.

The measure is taken because of the Coronavirus and the ASF.

Cold War allies Moscow and Havana are marking a renaissance in relations as the US cuts ties with Cuba. Russian firms are returning to the Caribbean nation with billion-dollar projects in hand.

A flight between London and New York lasts about seven hours. But for adventure lovers everywhere, there may soon be a second choice: To drive there!

President receives Russian Railways chief

BELGRADE -- Ongoing reconstruction projects of Serbian railroads with Russian help "are a good basis for other projects of importance for economic and social development."

BELGRADE - Ongoing projects aimed at reconstruction of Serbian railroads with the help from Russian Railways constitute a good basis for realisation of other projects that bear importance for the country's economic and social development, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Monday in the talks with President of Russian Railways company Vladimir Yakunin.

BELGRADE - A laying of new tracks at the railway station in Belgrade's neighborhood of Krnjaca Monday marked the beginning of the reconstruction and modernization of a 15-kilometer railway from Belgrade to Pancevo in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina.

Russia's Federal Passenger Company suspends regular trains from Moscow to Bulgaria's Sofia and Budapest (Hungary) until further notice as of December 12 and in the opposite direction - as of December 14.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic conferred with Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin on Wednesday and their talks covered an accelerated pace of realisation of the Russian loan for modernisation of the Serbian Railways.

By Vangelis Mandravelis

The issue of state subsidies to Greek railway operator Trainose is a long way from being resolved, according to Vladimir Yakunin, the president of Russian Railways, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the firm.

Russia's state-owned railway company has shown interest in acquiring the shares of the Port of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city.