(To Francis Matera) Terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge that connects Russia to Crimea, a fundamental hub for the logistical transit in favor of the troops engaged on the front. Moscow is sure about the principal: Kiev. This was also confirmed by an anonymous Ukrainian source to the New York Times. "The Ukrainian special services ordered, planned and carried out the attack on the bridge", Declared the Russian president, who defined the explosion"a terrorist act aimed at destroying the Federation's critical civilian infrastructure". "There is only one terrorist state here and the whole world knows which one it is," he replied Mikhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian president.
Putin has called a meeting of the Moscow Security Council for today. Russian investigators claim that a truck exploded on the Kerch bridge, which then set fire to some fuel tanks transported by a freight train that was passing at the time. On the hypothesis of the exploded truck, an expert interviewed by the BBC states that an explosion under the bridge, perhaps caused by a maritime drone, is more plausible.
The White House has not yet made known its position in this regard, contrary to what it had done with the story of the attack on Dugina (daughter of the Russian ideologist Dugin) where it had publicly beaten the Zelensky administration, thus launching a signal of discontinuity with the past. To continue or not to continue supplying Zelensky's troops with money and weapons? Ukraine continues to demand long-range missiles in response Atacros precisely to hit Crimea, in order to reach the bases from which the Russians launch attacks with Iranian drones on its territory. Whether or not, therefore, to deliver the long-range missiles requested by Kiev? Dilemmas that could immediately find a political and diplomatic answer before they are ignited boost nuclear missiles so threatened by Putin, now almost cornered even at home.
Il Times he wrote: "The explosion represented a symbolic blow to Putin". The White House spokesperson, Kirby commented on the bridge: "We have nothing to add to the information already known. What I can tell you is that Putin started this war and he could end it today, simply by moving his troops out of the country. The president talked about finding a way to end the conflict, which we all want to do. What needs to happen is that the two sides are able to sit down, negotiate and find a way out peacefully and diplomatically. So far, Putin has shown no indication, zero, none, that he is willing to do so. Indeed, by attracting hundreds of thousands of reservists, by politically annexing, or at least attempting, four areas of Ukraine, he shows that he wants to double, he wants to continue to carry on the war. Which is why, frankly, we are in almost daily contact with the Ukrainians and will continue to provide them with security assistance. The president just approved another $ 600 million worth of Himars, howitzers, other ammunition and tactical vehicles. You will see that we will continue to do so ».
All signs that could favor a turning point by seating the contenders at a negotiating table "guaranteed" by the US and China. Will Putin agree to return to the "status quo" before February 24, 2022? How will it justify the more than 62 militaries killed on the front in Russian public opinion?
The problem is in fact, to find one exit strategy dignified for Putin, despite the horrors perpetrated in these long eight months of war. If the US and China prevail, the truce will be around the corner.
