I went to your two links. Very insightful.

I thought that rail traffic would be limited because of different gauges between Russia and the rest of Europe. It seems they have solved that problem.

Too many countries are on a precipice of social collapse. The UK is close to losing another prime minister again. The USA has Trump 2.0 very much in the political race: a smarter authoritarian than the previous one. The Gulf States are not well functioning societies.

Interesting times.