- Vladimir Putin claimed that the Kerch Strait Bridge explosion was a terrorist act by Ukraine.
- Although officials from Ukraine suggested it, Ukraine has not claimed responsibility.
- The ongoing conflict has also led to repeated accusations of Russia by Ukrainian officials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine in a terrorist attack after the Kerch Strait Bridge was destroyed by a blast Saturday. This bridge is a crucial link between Russia, Crimea and Russia.
Putin’s comments published by TASS, Russian state-owned media outletUkraine was the target of the attack.
“This terrorist act was intended to destroy critical infrastructure in the Russian Federation’s civilian population. He said it while speaking with Alexander Bastrykin (head of Russia’s investigative panel).
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Putin’s comments came on the same day Dmitry Medvedev was speaking, the deputy chairman Russia’s security Council. Kremlin-linked journalist Nadana FridrikhsonRussia would want to kill the terrorists behind the attack.
“Russia can only react to this crime by directly attacking terrorists, as is the practice elsewhere in the globe.” Medvedev stated that this is what Russian citizens want. InterviewPublished on Fridrikhson’s Telegram channel Sunday.
Medvedev said, “That was a terrorist attack and sabotage perpetrated by the criminal Kyiv Regime.” “There was no doubt about that. All reports were presented, and all conclusions reached.”
Explosion from the Kerch Strait Bridge A key supply route was damagedRussia and its troops stationed in southern Ukraine. Putin also considers this bridge to be a symbol. It was a truck that I drove over in May 2018. to celebrate its opening — four years after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
Putin’s allies now For retaliation to the blastWhich At least three people were killed.
Officials in Ukraine have accused Moscow of terrorist acts, despite Russia’s continuing invasion.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President, called Russia the “Russian” in July. “Biggest source of terrorist activity in the world today”While also accusing it for killing Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was Zelenskyy. In June, Russia was branded a “terrorist state” and called for it to be expelled from the United Nations.
In September, Ukraine also claimed that Russia had carried out a “terrorist assault” on Ukraine. Nord Stream 1 & 2 pipelinesThese companies transport natural gas from Russia into Europe. Moscow has not taken responsibility.
Officials have suggested that Ukraine may be responsible for the Kerch Strait Bridge explosion, though they have not claimed any responsibility.
“Crimea is the bridge, the beginning,” Mykhailo Poolyak, an advisor to Zelenskyy. Tweet on Saturday. “Everything illegal must go. All stolen property must be returned to Ukraine. All Russian occupiers expelled.”
Ukraine’s Official Twitter accountAlso, a response to the blast was made with the comment “sick burn”
