Russian Truckers Target Moscow to Protest Road Toll, Putin Ally
- Trucker union says 'March on Moscow' planned for Friday
- Long distance truck drivers unhappy with new tolling system
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Russian truck drivers opposed to new road tolls are planning to drive to Moscow, threatening to paralyze the capital’s clogged highways in a protest that also targets one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies.
Drivers from 15 regions, who protested by slowing traffic outside the capital throughout November, will participate in the “March on Moscow” on Friday to demand the measure’s reversal, Alexander Kotov, head of the Inter-regional Union of Truckers, said by phone. Traffic police in neighboring regions have begun to detain trucks moving toward Moscow, he said.