Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

In Crimea, Locals Divided Over Russia's Kerch Strait Span

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The newly-opened bridge linking Crimea and Russia carries traffic both ways, but the political divide its construction has come to symbolize is most apparent to those who call the territorially contested peninsula home. As Russian President Vladimir Putin led the televised, inaugural crossing of the controversial span on Tuesday—ensconced in the cab of a bright-orange, (partly) Russian-made Kamaz dump truck to emphasize the new route's commercial promise—senior members of the Mejlis,...

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