2023-11-25 21:23:46
A construction project would have been discussed between Russian and Chinese business leaders, according to discussions intercepted by Ukrainian services and corroborated by the Washington Post.
The information comes from communications that Ukrainian security services say they intercepted. At the end of October, leaders of Russian and Chinese companies close to Moscow secretly discussed the project of building an underwater tunnel, linking Russia to Crimea, reveals the Washington Post .
On the Moscow side, the idea would have emerged after the attack on the Kerch bridge, the only route connecting it to the controlled peninsula. 18 kilometers long, this highly strategic bridge has become a favored target for the Ukrainians. Twice already, by a truck bomb then by naval drones, kyiv has succeeded in damaging this route crossing the Kertsh Strait, which allows Moscow to supply the peninsula. A tunnel would thus make it possible to establish an alternative route sheltered from bombing, according to intercepted discussions between the leaders.
Chinese involvement
In addition to these discussions, emails intercepted by the Ukrainian services and that the Washington Post was able to view and corroborate, show that one of China’s leading construction companies has signaled its willingness to participate in the project. According to the progressive American daily, a Russian-Chinese consortium was recently formed in Crimea for this purpose.
Would such a project, buried under the sea, be feasible? If its construction is technically possible, estimate the engineering experts interviewed by the Washington Post, such a project in a war zone would be unprecedented. Furthermore, it would cost billions of dollars and take years.
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