the bridge partly destroyed by an explosion, a snub for Vladimir Putin

How will Vladimir Putin react to the Crimean Bridge explosion? “For Russia, it is confirmed that it is Ukraine which is behind this explosion. It is a snub, firstly because this bridge was very protected. We were there a month ago and we had seen a very important military device”relates Luc Lacroix, correspondent for France Télévisions in Moscow. “Then it is a symbol, the symbol of the annexation of Crimea, so there is little doubt that Vladimir Putin will react and probably by force”adds the journalist.

“But what are his options on the ground? In southern and eastern Ukraine, Russian troops are already in trouble, they are retreating. So of course you can’t help but not think about the use of nuclear weapons. Russia has been blowing hot and cold on this issue for months, but what is changing here is that it is going to consider this an attack on what she considers to be her own territory”concludes Luc Lacroix, from Moscow.