In the Railways has not been accessed for transportation through the Russian coal from Donbass to Kiev
MOSCOW, Aug 13 - RIA Novosti/Prime. RZD until not received requests for transportation through the territory of Russia coal from Donbass to Kiev, but the physical ability to ship goods through the existing border crossings with Ukraine, said Last news Ombudsman of the Russian railway monopoly.
Ukraine due to the conflict in the Donbass lost the vast number of mines. On beyond the control of Kiev remained the most profitable mines, and companies, remaining under the control of the authorities of Ukraine, produce unprofitable coal gas. Delivery of coal from the zone of special operations complicated by destroyed infrastructure, for example, damaged by explosions of railway.
The Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn on Wednesday said that the government had agreed on a scheme to export coal from the zone of special operations in the Donets basin on the border with Russia.
"Infrastructure from Russia is in good condition, physically able to smuggle the goods through the existing border crossings with Ukraine. As long as appeals on this issue in Railways were reported. Legally RZD interacts only with the railway administration of Ukraine - state plant "Ukrzaliznytsya", said the Commissioner of Railways on Thursday.