The thaw in relations with Washington ended abruptly six months later when Mr. Lukashenko, backed by Moscow, used brutal force to end protests by hundreds of thousands of people in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after a rigged presidential election that returned him to office for a sixth term. Just days before Russian troops invaded […]
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Russia Warns of Reprisals for Crimea Bridge Attack
Bitter over a strike against a vital bridge, Moscow hit civilian areas of Ukraine with a barrage of rockets, and some Ukrainians feared worse to come.
Deadly Strikes Hit Key Southern City as Russia Restores Some Traffic on Damaged Bridge
Less than a day after an explosion damaged Moscow’s bridge to Crimea, Russian missiles again hit residential areas of Zaporizhzhia, local officials said.
Blast on Crimean Bridge Deals Blow to Russian War Effort in Ukraine
Any impediment to traffic on the bridge could affect Russia’s ability to wage war in southern Ukraine, where Ukraine’s forces have been fighting an increasingly effective counteroffensive.
Crimea’s Kerch Strait Bridge holds deep strategic, and symbolic, value.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia presided over the bridge’s opening, personally driving a truck across the link between Russia and Crimea — land seized from Ukraine in 2014.