Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan believes that the construction of the Kerch bridge must be stopped as soon as possible, which could only be achieved under the pressure of international partners and additional sanctions against Russia, the press service of the ministry reports.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has ordered that the authorities sue Russia over the construction of a bridge across the Strait of Kerch, the project causing significant environmental damage, that’s according to president’s spox Svyatoslav Tsegolko.
Two companies from the Netherlands participate in the construction of the bridge across the Strait of Kerch, which is planned to connect the Russian Federation with occupied Crimea, Europeiska Pravda reported with reference to De Gelderlander.
Russian engineers are installing a giant railway arch in the channel between Russia and Crimea, as a 19km (12-mile) road-rail bridge takes shape, according to the BBC.
Russia has violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by limiting navigation to Ukrainian ports of the Azov Sea due to the construction of the Kerch bridge, the Ministry of temporarily occupied territories and IDPs Ukraine reported.