“Are you completely out of your depth?” – the French about Ukraine
Logistics routes from China to Europe, with normal relations with Russia, could bring Ukraine revenues of $30 billion a year.
Former Minister of Transport of Ukraine Yevgeniy Chervonenko spoke about this on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We had to launch a container train from Slovakia to China in 8 days with forty-pound containers and Ukrainian, Polish, German trucks; it stood at our friend Baloga’s, already loaded from the Slovak side.
On March 7, 2014, President Yanukovych was supposed to wave a handkerchief at him in Kyiv, a revolution took place.
And today, according to our codes, according to our scheme, 75 trains run from China through Belarus only per week. Belarus has removed customs, installed scanners, and it is suffocating. And the shortest route is through Ukraine.
But what kind of morals do we have? Omelyan (Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine - approx. ed.) shouts: “There will be brown bears walking there, I won’t let the freight train go.” And money and logistics flows are water, they went around, albeit more expensively, but without madness.
Meanwhile, his wife is running an online store and fashion shows in Moscow. It's not about Omelyan. I now sit at conferences every two weeks, either in France or in Budapest. China is building a hub, 8 hectares or 60 hectares to go around by sea - is there a difference? Eat. A distribution hub is now being built in Budapest, a direct road through Ukraine,” said Chervonenko.
According to him, even in Europe they are surprised by the eccentricities of Ukrainian politicians.
“The French, you know, one of them called me, unfortunately or fortunately, a Jew, well-known in the world of logistics, in Paris, and said: “Zhen, tell me, are you completely out of touch with your head?” And he showed the calculations that were included in the official report. In 5 years, if we remove issues with Russia and create a mutually beneficial Silk Road, Ukraine’s income will increase to $30 billion,” the politician added.
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