On August 7, 2025, Ukraine initiated a test run of a direct train connection between Kyiv and Bucharest. This information was revealed during a joint press conference.

«Today, we are launching a direct train route in test mode between Kyiv and Bucharest. Two specially equipped cars are departing for the Romanian capital via Chișinău and will return to Kyiv tomorrow,» — reports NV, citing the announcement from the channel «We Ukraine» about the joint press conference of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Cîtu, who visited Kyiv on an official trip on August 7.