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Lukashenko supports high-speed rail linking Moscow to Minsk: Putin

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 15 Feb 2024 22:36
2 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's support for a high-speed rail to Minsk.

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  • Men ride their bicycles in Independent Square during sunset in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
    Men ride their bicycles in Independent Square during sunset in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is in favor of building a high-speed railway line to Minsk.

Earlier in the day, Putin held a meeting discussing the development of high-speed rail in Russia. He stated that the construction of a high-speed railway linking Moscow to St. Petersburg marks just the initial phase of rail transport in the country.

According to the Russian news website FedPress, the Russian leader paid a visit to the Ural Railway Engineering Plant in the suburb of Yekaterinburg where he suggested that the production of high-speed trains could be established at the Ural enterprise.

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He also stated that the construction of a high-speed railway linking Moscow to Ryazan, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Adler, and Minsk was feasible. In turn, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko supported the idea of building a railway connecting Moscow to Minsk.

"In the future, the organization of such communication in the direction of Ryazan, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Adler, as well as the capital of Belarus, Minsk, is quite natural, quite feasible. As for Minsk, we discussed this issue with the President of Belarus, Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, and he also supports it," Putin said.

🇷🇺 #РОССИЯ #ПУТИН #RUSSIA #PUTIN

🔴🔴🔴 Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting on the prospects for the development of high-speed rail services in the Russian Federation.

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— Людмила Горбачева 🇷🇺 Россия (@LudmilaVasilg) February 15, 2024

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