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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Putin to chair Russia Security Council meeting after humiliating explosion on strategic Crimea bridge | CNNRussian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting of his Security Council on Monday, just two days after a massive explosion on a key strategic bridge linking Crimea and Russia.
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Putin Tightens Infrastructure Security After Blast on BridgeRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree tightening security for the Kerch Bridge and for energy infrastructure between Crimea and Russia. Russia’s federal security service, the FSB, was put in charge of the effort. The move by Putin came after an explosion earlier Saturday caused the partial collapse of the bridge that links the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a video address, indirectly acknowledged the attack on the bridge by talking about the cloudy weather in Crimea but did not address its cause. Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants a future “without occupiers. Throughout our territory, in particular in Crimea.”
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Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack “a terrorist act” by KyivZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack on the sprawling Kerch Bridge to Crimea “a terrorist act” carried out by Ukrainian special…
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Putin tightens infrastructure security after blast on bridgeAn explosion Saturday caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine and hitting a towering symbol of Russian power in the region. The speaker of the Russian-backed regional parliament in Crimea accused Ukraine, but Moscow didn’t apportion blame. The explosion, which Russian authorities said was caused by a truck bomb, risked a sharp escalation in Russia’s eight-month war, with some Russian lawmakers calling for President Vladimir Putin to declare a “counterterrorism operation,' shedding the term “special military operation” that had downplayed the scope of fighting to ordinary Russians.
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Putin tightens infrastructure security after blast on bridgeKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree late Saturday tightening security for the Kerch Bridge and for energy infrastructure between Crimea and Russia. Russia’s federal security service, the FSB, was put in charge of the effort, according to a Kremlin statement.
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