Kiev has sued Russia over the construction of the edifice, saying it violates international law
Ukrainian demands before an international court that the Crimean Bridge be demolished are absurd, according to Russian Ambassador-at-Large Gennady Kuzmin. Kiev claims Russia erected the structure illegally.
Kuzmin made the remarks in an interview with RT. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague had concluded final hearings on Ukraine’s case against Russia concerning coastal state rights in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait.
Ukraine initiated the proceedings in 2016 in connection with the Crimean bridge’s construction, accusing Russia of violating international sea laws on freedom of navigation.
Crimea voted in a referendum to join Russia in 2014 following a US-backed coup in Kiev earlier the same year. The bridge was completed in 2020.
Ukraine claims sovereignty over Crimea and argues that the Sea of Azov, which is…
