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Putin Visits Crimea Bridge Two Months After Deadly Blast

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. AFP

 

President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited a bridge that links Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland weeks after the vital link was hit by a blast, images on state television showed.

Putin drove a Mercedes across the bridge and heard a report from Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin about repair work on the bridge following an October blast Moscow blamed on Ukraine.

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