Despite wide international condemnation, on May 16 the Russian Federation completed the first phase of construction of a 10-mile bridge across the Kerch Strait, which links Russia proper with the occupied Crimean peninsula (TASS, May 16). The Kerch Bridge will have serious economic, social, demographic and geopolitical impacts on the region. On the one hand,...
Double-edged sword for Northwest Caucasus: Russia’s new bridge across the Kerch Strait
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor6 Mins Read