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The government is now considering the option of a complete shutdown, Omelyan said.
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says Ukraine was considering closing down railway communication with Russia.
"We are now considering the option of shutting down railway communication with Moscow," he told a morning TV show, "Snidanok z 1+1."
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In the summer of 2017, referring to its sources in the government of Ukraine, the Russian Kommersant edition reported that Ukraine was allegedly preparing to halt railway passenger communication with Russia from July 1.
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia refuted information about the closure of the railway communication with the Russian Federation, saying the report on the termination of passenger communication with the Russian Federation was false.