The Ural presidential envoy explained why a second metro line is not being built in Yekaterinburg.

      The Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Ural Federal District, Artyom Zhoga, commented on the possibilities of a large-scale expansion of the metro in Yekaterinburg. According to him, the project's fate directly depends on federal priorities and levels of funding, and key decisions are made at the level of the Russian government.

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The Ural presidential envoy explained why a second metro line is not being built in Yekaterinburg.

The Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Ural Federal District, Artyom Zhoga, commented on the possibilities of a large-scale expansion of the metro in Yekaterinburg. According to him, the project's fate directly depends on federal priorities and levels of funding, and key decisions are made at the level of the Russian government.