He said this in an interview with Economic Truth.
According to him, Ukraine “needs to have some kind of suicidal attitude” in order to take such a step.
“This is just dangerous for the Ukrainians. It seems to me that we need to have some kind of suicidal attitude in order to propose the restoration of this flight connection. I'm not talking about geopolitical things. If we restore everything, it means that we give the message to the outside world that everything is fine, everything is fine, we have no problems with them, ”he said.
The Minister also noted that the railway connection between Ukraine and Russia is a separate issue.
“Speaking politically ... it could again be blocked. I will voice a few numbers. For example, for 8 months of 2019, 7.7 million tons of goods transported in transit were transported, and payment amounted to 3.5 billion hryvnias. You know that in passenger transportation these flights are one of the few that are profitable, ”Krikli pointed out.
At the same time, the head of the Ukrainian department emphasized that the termination of railway communication would create additional obstacles for Ukrainians who still travel to Russia. According to him, they would just have to get there through Belarus.
Earlier, the former head of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said that the railway communication between the Ukrainian and Russian sides "stops by itself."
Later, State Duma deputy from the Republic of Crimea Ruslan Balbek commented on Omelyan’s RT statement.