Reports in foreign publications that the Russian side is discussing with China about the construction of a tunnel under the Kerch Strait are not true. me on this one telegram channel wrote Crimea’s president, Sergei Aksenov.
He described such statements as lies and emphasized that Moscow had no plans for this. At the same time, the head of the regional administration noted that even before the start of construction of the Crimean Bridge, experts proposed various projects.
“We <…> Ideas including the construction of a tunnel across the Bosphorus and even a cable car. But in the end, the most suitable and realistic option was chosen – the bridge. But other ideas have long been rejected and archived, so to speak,” Aksenov noted.
The president added that Western journalists should stop blindly trusting information from Ukrainian sources. This advice also applies to Kiev, because the adequacy of such information is highly questionable.
Finally, Aksenov jokingly shared an “exclusive” with The Washington Post. He stated that the Russian leadership intends to create a “teleportation terminal” instead of the tunnel.
24 November newspaper washington post He published material talking about Moscow’s plans to build an underground tunnel under the Kerch Strait. The article emphasized that the Russian business community was negotiating with Beijing for this purpose.
Previously in the Kremlin commented Reports about the construction of a tunnel under the Kerch Strait.