Putin drives across Crimea bridge in a Mercedes



https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-drives-across-crimea-bridge-mercedes-2022-12-05/


Putin drives across Crimea bridge in a Mercedes
By Guy Faulconbridge


[1/4] Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Strait, December 5, 2022. Sputnik/Pool via REUTERS

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MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday drove a Mercedes across the Crimean Bridge linking southern Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula, less than two months since an explosion tore through one of the Kremlin chief's showcase infrastructure projects.

The 12-mile (19 km) road and rail bridge, which was personally opened by Putin in 2018, was bombed on Oct. 8 in an attack Russia said was carried out by Ukraine.

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Putin, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, was shown on state television behind the wheel of a Mercedes, asking questions about where the attack took place.

"We are driving on the right hand side," Putin said, as he drove across the bridge. "The left side of the bridge, as I understand it, is in working condition, but nevertheless it needs to be completed. It still suffered a little, we need to bring it to an ideal state."

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Putin also walked along parts of the bridge, Europe's largest, to inspect sections that are still visibly scorched.

Ukraine never claimed responsibility for the bombing of the bridge on the morning of Oct. 8, a day after Putin's 70th birthday. Russia's Federal Security Service said the attack was organised by Ukrainian military intelligence.

The explosion wrecked one section of the road bridge, temporarily halting traffic across the Kerch Strait. The blast also destroyed several fuel tankers on a train heading towards the annexed Crimean peninsula from neighbouring southern Russia.

Russia in 2014 annexed Crimea, which was transferred from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine in 1954 by then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and recognised by Russia in 1994 after the collapse of the USSR.

Ukraine has vowed to return Crimea, which relies on the bridge for supplies.

Putin's ally Arkady Rotenberg's company built the vast structure, which is Europe's longest bridge. Putin has long lauded the project, boasting at one point that Russian Tsars and Soviet leaders had dreamed of building it but never did.

Putin won't rest until he annexed all ethnic Russian territory

Crimea
Bridge which is Europe's longest bridge

God continue to bless putin God bless mother Russia

Beautiful bridge very great engineering work the bridge is outstanding.

Long live Vladimir Osazuwa Odion Putin.



God bless Mother Russia.

Osariemen12:
Long live Vladimir Osazuwa Odion Putin.



God bless Mother Russia.

amen.

You mean the same Putin on sickbed visited Crimea ... In everything you'll be doing, pls free yourself from Western media. The likes of CNN, BBC and their likes are out there to destroy and turn you to a fool..

BentizilL:
You mean the same Putin on sickbed visited Crimea ... In everything you'll be doing, pls free yourself from Western media. The likes of CNN, BBC and their likes are out there to destroy and turn you to a fool..

exactly.

They built this bridge, it got blew up then they fixed it within 2 months without outsiders yet Niger-Delta 2 bridge still under construction by JB since only God knew when

seunny4lif:
They built this bridge, it got blew up then they fixed it within 2 months without outsiders yet Niger-Delta 2 bridge still under construction by JB since only God knew when

White men are light year ahead.

Oh. Did he sh*t in the Benz?

Putin = Balls of Steel

BentizilL:
You mean the same Putin on sickbed visited Crimea ... In everything you'll be doing, pls free yourself from Western media. The likes of CNN, BBC and their likes are out there to destroy and turn you to a fool..

This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

Moh247:
Putin won't rest until he annexed all ethnic Russian territory

is that why you raped your nephew and mother

akwesenana:
Oh. Did he sh*t in the Benz?

Putin more healthy than Biden.

1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

Avoid me, I'm not responsible for your frustration...

seunny4lif:
They built this bridge, it got blew up then they fixed it within 2 months without outsiders yet Niger-Delta 2 bridge still under construction by JB since only God knew when

What do you expect? politicians have looted the money meant for constructing the bridge.

Mirasteel:
What do you expect? politicians have looted the money meant for constructing the bridge.

I swear
Those leaders over there also loot but they loot in a way that it their citizens don't know or knew but don't care because things are working for them.
Good hospitals, good transportation etc, even if the real project costed like 1B dollars but they will tell them it around 5B but as long is the projects are delivery then the citizens don't care compare to Africans leaders that will high the projects price and yet will not delivery them

1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

I’m depressed about how much you hate me

Every body makes mistakes but why punish me this much? I’m not even worthy of a response, right?

You surely are not a Christian girl. That I know for sure.

Sleepy Joe - "We will cripple the Russian economy, the ruble will be completely destroyed..."

SCAMerican lawyer, how market?

1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

Western media is called fake news cos of the TERRIBLE & EVIL lies they use in deceiving peeps like you.

Examples include:
"Saddam has weapons of mass destruction"
"(Dead) ukraine is winning the war"
"Assad is gassing children"
"Russia has run out of weapons"
ETC
The lies are plenty...

1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

E pain am die

Ukraine remains ruined

1939nnn:
is that why you raped your nephew and mother

Mirasteel:
What do you expect? politicians have looted the money meant for constructing the bridge.

Africa needs to wake up.

1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

They are bunch of idiots.
I come up here to read and laugh out loud most times.

Karnice600:


They are bunch of idiots.
I come up here to read and laugh out loud most times.

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1stGenAmerican:


This story is from Reuters which is WESTERN MEDIA. I thought you guys said that Western media is propaganda. I see right through you guys.

devil spoke lie and truth to Adam and eve he mixed it up to fool them.

That what west do if you don't mix it up then every one will detect the lie and abandon you.

Even Putin can't do without a Western product.

I was expecting he would be driven on the bridge on a Russian brand vehicle.

saxywale2:
Even Putin can't do without a Western product.

I was expecting he would be driven on the bridge on a Russian brand vehicle.

the Mercedes was built in Russia.

Kingsnairaland:
the Mercedes was built in Russia.

It's still a western product just like Apple computers and iPhones are American products.

What country owns the Mercedes brand?

opamoses1:

It's still a western product just like Apple computers and iPhones are American products.

What country owns the Mercedes brand?

it not a USA product.... It is a German product lol and built with raw materials they bought from Russia

Russia has all the raw materials you need to build anything you want.

Kingsnairaland:
it not a USA product.... It is a German product lol and built with raw materials they bought from Russia

Russia has all the raw materials you need to build anything you want.

Good. You finally got it right. It is a German product (West).

Mercedes-Benz is German (West) just as Apple is American (West).