Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukrainian forces planned and carried out an attack on the only bridge linking Russia and Crimea, though Ukraine hasn’t directly taken responsibility for the explosion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of carrying out a deadly explosion that damaged the only bridge linking Russia and Crimea, calling the blast—which Ukraine hasn’t directly taken responsibility for—an “act of terrorism,” as Putin steps up invasion efforts in Ukraine and as Russia’s rhetoric grows more dire....
The bridge, which carries vehicle and train traffic across the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and Crimea, was erected six years ago and serves as a symbol of Russia’s widely condemned 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
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