Posted on 05/15/2018 9:32:33 AM PDT by C19fan
Vladimir Putin has opened a bridge between the Russian mainland and Crimea, tightening Russia’s hold over the contested peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
The 12-mile (19km), $3.7bn (£2.7bn) bridge is Moscow’s only direct road link to Crimea. Russia expects it will carry millions of cars and rail travellers and millions of tons of cargo each year. Previously, all car traffic passed over the Kerch strait by ferry or by passing through Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
A strategic achievement, built in near-record time.
And now it becomes a strategic liability...
How do you forsee it being a liability?
A bridge is a vulnerable asset, i.e. Remagen, etc.
Let me guess, it will be called The Trump Bridge since he and Putin are such close buddies. /s (just in case anyone thinks I’m serious)...
Easy to take out, hard to defend
A bridge is a vulnerable asset, i.e. Remagen, etc.
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But it IS an asset; it’s helping to tie Russia territory together economically.
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