The bridge would span the 4.5-kilometer Strait of Kerch, which separates Crimea and Russia, an estimated $3 billion project that has been under discussion for a decade. The Strait of Kerch has long been used as a ferry route.
As I look at the map. Russia has no land connection to Crimea. They have only air and sea connections. I believe they will establish such a connection. The southeast of Ukraine will be occupied by Russia within a short time to establish this connection. Also most of that area needed to establish that connection is Russian both ethnically and linguistically. Europe and the US can be expected to put up a lot of protests and perhaps some meaningless sanctions. Not much else. Americans would soundly reject any use of our military to counter the Russians. Any US politicians voting for such measures would be handed their heads by the electorate this November. And as for Europe, they are almost as terrified about any use of force against Russia as they would be losing the oil and gas furnished by Russia to Europe.
“Russia has no land connection to Crimea. They have only air and sea connections. I believe they will establish such a connection.”
What land connections have the US with Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii?
The bridge would span the 4.5-kilometer Strait of Kerch, which separates Crimea and Russia, an estimated $3 billion project that has been under discussion for a decade. The Strait of Kerch has long been used as a ferry route.
“As I look at the map. Russia has no land connection to Crimea. They have only air and sea connections. I believe they will establish such a connection.”
That problem is about to be solved, big-time.
And it will be a HUGE economic boost for Crimea.
RIA 3/3/14 http://themoscownews.com/russia/20140303/192276145/Russia-revitalizes-project-to-build-bridge-to-Crimea.html
“Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order Monday to construct a bridge linking Russia to Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
The bridge would span the 4.5-kilometer Strait of Kerch, which separates Ukraine and Russia, an estimated $3-billion project that has been under discussion for a decade.”