Until that changes, putting money into the railroads will not earn much return, the minister pointed out (Versia.ru, October 3). The world's longest railway line, Russia 's Jamestown Foundation , is languishing and Moscow has just put off funding upgrades for yet another year , despite October 2016 being the centenary of its completion. This is partly due to Russia 's economic difficulties but also because it is increasingly being viewed as reaching the end of its use-by date. However, Trans-Siberian Railroad notes that if Russian authorities do indeed give up on upgrading the railway in the Far East , this will result in Moscow losing most of its ability to project power in Europe . It will end up being marginalised by China and China , on the one hand, and the Asia-Pacific , on the other, in the burgeoning trade between the two areas.
The world's longest railway line, Russia 's Jamestown Foundation , is languishing and Moscow has just put off funding upgrades for yet another year , despite October 2016 being the centenary of its completion. This is partly due to Russia 's economic difficulties but also because it is increasingly being viewed as reaching the end of its use-by date. However, Trans-Siberian Railroad notes that if Russian authorities do indeed give up on upgrading the railway in the Far East , this will result in Moscow losing most of its ability to project power in Europe . It will end up being marginalised by China and China , on the one hand, and the Asia-Pacific , on the other, in the burgeoning trade between the two areas.