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EU Sanctions 6 Russian Firms Over Crimea Bridge
Russia's new and illegal Crimea Bridge
This illegal bridge was constructed on Ukrainian land without permission. My contacts in Crimea say there are already quality-control issues and the bridge is falling apart in places. This occurs because funding to pay for construction of the bridge is skimmed off by Putin friend and judo partner Arkady Rotenberg. This is why Rotenberg was awarded this contract ... corruption rubles for a friend from the Putin regime.
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Ukraine Complains Russia Is Using New Crimea Bridge to Disrupt Shipping
Dutch freighter detained and harassed by Russia. What’s going on in Azov sea?
Russian Coast Guards detain seven ships off Ukraine coast in Sea of Azov
See the image below. The illegal Crimea Bridge is constructed at Kerch, Ukraine and connects to Russia. Moscow is using the bridge to interfere with maritime shipping ... cargo ships that pick-up/deliver cargo to the Ukraine port cities of Berdyansk and Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Russia is imposing a 24 hour delay at the bridge, and then Russian military patrol boats are harassing (stopping/boarding/searching) cargo ships traveling to or leaving from Ukrainian ports. This is a violation of international Maritime Law.
Russia's new and illegal Crimea Bridge
The Moscow Times
7/31/18
The European Union has levied sanctions on six Russian companies involved in the construction of a bridge connecting mainland Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula. The $3.6 billion bridge, built by a contractor owned by President Vladimir Putin’s childhood friend Arkady Rotenberg, was unveiled in May in a move to integrate the peninsula into Russia. Rotenberg was among the first Russian businessmen to be put under Western visa bans and asset freezes after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from neighboring Ukraine in 2014. The European Council said it has frozen the assets of six entities involved in the Crimean bridge’s construction, including two companies owned by Rotenberg — Mostotrest and Stroygazmontazh. “Through their actions they supported the consolidation of Russia's control over the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula, which in turn further undermines the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,” the European Council said Tuesday.
Other companies to be hit by the latest EU sanctions include a Stroygazmontazh subsidiary, a St. Petersburg-based construction firm, a shipyard involved in railway construction and a contractor that built a highway over the bridge. Speaking in Crimea on Monday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the annexed peninsula had completed the “unprecedented” task of being integrated into Russia’s legal, infrastructural and economic space. “You can say that the most difficult stage has passed. We’ve entered into a more relaxed and planned mode of operation,” he said at a cabinet session in Sevastopol.
This illegal bridge was constructed on Ukrainian land without permission. My contacts in Crimea say there are already quality-control issues and the bridge is falling apart in places. This occurs because funding to pay for construction of the bridge is skimmed off by Putin friend and judo partner Arkady Rotenberg. This is why Rotenberg was awarded this contract ... corruption rubles for a friend from the Putin regime.
While we're here.....
Ukraine Complains Russia Is Using New Crimea Bridge to Disrupt Shipping
Dutch freighter detained and harassed by Russia. What’s going on in Azov sea?
Russian Coast Guards detain seven ships off Ukraine coast in Sea of Azov
See the image below. The illegal Crimea Bridge is constructed at Kerch, Ukraine and connects to Russia. Moscow is using the bridge to interfere with maritime shipping ... cargo ships that pick-up/deliver cargo to the Ukraine port cities of Berdyansk and Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Russia is imposing a 24 hour delay at the bridge, and then Russian military patrol boats are harassing (stopping/boarding/searching) cargo ships traveling to or leaving from Ukrainian ports. This is a violation of international Maritime Law.