MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Russia and Brazil need to create direct air service and maritime traffic routes to bypass unfriendly countries, Russian Ambassador to Brazil Alexey Labetsky has told TASS in an interview.

"We are separated by over 10,000 km. Today, a flight from Moscow to Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paolo takes 24-28 hours. We need to do our best to create direct air service between our nations," the ambassador said.

He added that the two nations need to "create maritime transport routes to facilitate bilateral trade that would bypass marine traffic giants that are not among our friends.".