Vladimir Putin has actually implicated Ukraine of an ‘act of terrorism’ over the explosion on Kerch Bridge, which connects mainland Russia and Crimea.
The Russian president claimed Ukrainian secret services were behind the blast that ruined the ‘critically important civilian infrastructure’ in the early hours of Saturday.
In a video of a meeting with the chairman of Russia’s investigative committee, the leader said: ‘There is no doubt it was a terrorist act directed at the destruction of critically important civilian infrastructure.
‘This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services.’
Alexander Bastrykin said he had opened a criminal case into what he described as ‘act of terrorism’ in which Ukrainian special services and Russian citizens and other countries took part.
He claimed an internal probe ‘has already established the route of the truck’, which Russian authorities said set off a bomb on the 12-mile bridge.
Mr Bastrykin stated the automobile had actually taken a trip through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar (an area in southern Russia) and other locations.
Putin’s remarks come simply hours after his representative stated he will hold an emergency situation security council conference tomorrow.
The Kremlin formerly alerted any attack on the Kerch Bridge would be a red line and trigger ‘judgement day’.
Ukraine has not yet formally declared duty for the surge, which eliminated 3 individuals, however a variety of authorities delighted in Russia’s embarrassment.
Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to Volodymyr Zelensky, tweeted quickly after Putin’s remarks: ‘Putin implicates Ukraine of terrorism? Sounds too negative even forRussia
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‘Less than 24 hours ago Russian aircrafts struck a suburb of Zaporizhzhia with 12 rockets, eliminating 13 individuals and hurting more than50
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‘There is only one terrorist state here and the whole world knows who it is.’
European leaders fasted to condemn Russia’s attack on Zaporizhzhia.
Estonian president Alar Karis worried this is not simply a war however ‘a crime against humanity, the organizer of which will be punished’.
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