Russian #Shoigu warned #Armenia against attempts to replace Russia in the management of the republic's railways. He called such plans "an ill-conceived solution" and a "dangerous experiment" for which "ordinary citizens will have to pay"

https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/19/mozhet-vodnochase-slomatsya-shoigu-prigrozil-armenii-problemami-szheleznoi-dorogoi-vsluchae-otkaza-otuslug-rzhd-a187725

#Ukraine #Russia

@hanse_mina
Hmm I wonder if there's a way to exploit the inevitable bankruptcy of Russian Railways to nationalize Armenia's network cheaply. I assume they were coerced into granting a 30-year concession?
@hanse_mina
Nice railway... it would be a shame if something happened to it.