NATO chief says Russia must "dance tango" for peace in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte believes that Russia must take steps towards a peaceful resolution of the war it started against Ukraine.
Source: Rutte in an interview with CBS News, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Rutte acknowledged the efforts of US President Donald Trump’s administration to achieve peace in Ukraine, which, in his words, is "trying, step-by-step, to get to a situation where this war can end".- "But of course, the Russians also have to dance the tango, and at this moment they don't seem to do so, and then it will be difficult," he said.
- Rutte stated that "the ball clearly is in the court of the Russians".
Crimean Bridge remains target, but information silence is needed
Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has said that the Kerch Bridge, which connects occupied Crimea with Russian territory, remains a target for Ukraine’s defence forces but stressed the need to maintain information silence.
Source: Neizhpapa in an interview with Krym.Realii, a Radio Liberty project
Quote: "Of course, the bridge is a difficult target, especially now. But in life, there is no fortress that cannot be destroyed. There are no borders that cannot be crossed. And the bridge is the same. It's the same target as everything else."
Details: The Navy commander also stressed that in order to achieve success, information silence must be maintained. "And if we say that tomorrow we intend to hit the Crimean bridge, the enemy would probably find out about it through television. Or if we say that we won’t hit it. Well, that's not right," Neizhpapa added.
He also noted that the number of strikes on Crimea has not decreased, perhaps their intensity is lower. "I did not conduct such analyses, less or more. Everything is working as usual, just like on other fronts. Therefore, there are targets in Crimea and other areas where the enemy is, of course. That's why I can't provide you with such analytics... Targets get hit. Perhaps not all of them are known from the press, of course. Perhaps the intensity is not so great. Perhaps this is due to the importance of other areas," said Neizhpapa.
- There have been at least two successful attacks on the Crimean Bridge. The first attack on the Crimean Bridge took place on the morning of 8 October 2022, the day after Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday. It involved a truck with explosives wrapped in foil.
- The next day, the Russian newspaper Medusa called the Crimean Bridge, which was damaged after the explosion on 8 October 2022, one of the most secure places in the world – it was allegedly protected from the ground, the sky, the sea, underwater, and even from space.
- The second strike on the bridge was carried out by Ukraine on the night of 16-17 July 2023, with naval surface drones in an operation named Sea Baby, after the drones.
- Later, it became known that the Russians had installed barges south of the Crimean Bridge that were supposed to become "barricades" covering the bridge against Ukrainian naval drones.
- In March, Neizhpapa announced "active discussions" about a third attack on the Crimean Bridge and expressed optimism about its destruction.
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