President made statement to workers on bridge between Crimea and Russia on anniversary of annexationVladimir Putin, marking the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, has exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea peninsula and Russia to fulfil a “historic mission” conceived by a Russian tsar. Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine on 16 March 2014 after an uprising toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian president, but the peninsula has since struggled with economic isolation. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
