Russian Railways is asking Russia’s government to temporarily lift a ban on the import of locomotives engines and generators from Ukraine,

Russian Railways is asking Russia’s government to temporarily lift a ban on the import of locomotives engines and generators from Ukraine, reports Belprauda, a Belarussian news site. The railroad asked Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry exemption from Moscow’s Dec. 29 ban on the Ukrainian-made parts until Russian manufacturers learn how to make their own. Separately, Russian rail car manufacturers, barred from buying Ukrainian wheels, are turning to two Chinese companies to supply 400,000 wheels through 2022, reports Kyiv’s Center for Transportation Strategies.