The ancient Silk Road was never a static route, and it looks like the New Silk Road will not be either. The Western sanctions against Russia threaten the development and even existence of the Eurasian railway route connecting Asia and Europe via its Northern Corridor, which passes through Russian territory. Since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the transportation of goods between China and Europe along the Northern Corridor has decreased by 40 percent.
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