Page 7 - Vr Group News Today

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said attempts by his country to exchange prisoners of war with Russia have been met with a lack of interest.

State rail operator VR is suspending freight traffic across the eastern border due to sanctions against Russia.

Finnish state-owned railway company VR Group has agreed to acquire the Swedish branch of Arriva Group to expand its operations in Sweden.

The only direct passenger rail service between Finland and Russia will stop operating from March 28 and will remain suspended indefinitely.

Finland's national railway operator will suspend services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia on Monday, closing one of the last public transport routes to the European Union for Russians. Given sanctions on Russia, the operator VR had been directed by the state that it was no longer appropriate to run the service to Saint Petersburg, known as the Allegro, its

Arriva Group, a subsidiary DB, has agreed to sell its Swedish subsidiary to VR Group, Finland’s national rail operator.  

As economic sanctions and political uncertainty grip Russia, many travel to Finland en route to the West

Hundreds of Russians are crossing into Finland every day, one of the few remaining routes out of Russia for those looking to escape the economic uncertainty over sanctions or the effects of a new law tracking the spread of what the Kremlin deems as "fake news" about the war in Ukraine.

Using data from Google Trends, The Economist has tracked the discontent | Graphic detail

CodeRedCart, na Wykopie od 27.02.2022