Truckers called the Ministry of Transport's response to the protests "hysterical and bluff"
The coordinator of the Trucker Association, Valery Voitko, called the response of the Russian Ministry of Transport to the mass rally of drivers against the introduction of tolls for trucks on federal highways “hysterical and bluff.” The Ministry of Transport previously announced that fines for non-payment of the new fee will begin to be collected only from May 1, 2016 - with the exception of the Moscow region, where fines will be introduced from November 15, 2015, as originally planned.