Putin boasts of ‘massive strike’ across Ukraine and warns of potential further attacks as he convenes his Security Council
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of a “massive strike” across Ukraine at a meeting of his Security Council on Monday. Accusing Ukraine’s special services of carrying out an attack on the Crimean Bridge, Putin warned of “harsh” reprisal: “Its scale will correspond to the level of threats.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted Monday that he had an urgent call with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss “air defense, the need for a tough European and international reaction, as well as increased pressure on the Russian Federation.
While the Ukrainian government hasn’t officially claimed responsibility for the predawn blast Saturday that plunged sections of the Crimean Bridge into the Kerch Strait, a Ukrainian official toldThe Kyiv blasts, the first major attacks on the capital since June, killed five and injured 12, according to Ukraine’s national police, though other counts varied.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko announced that he and Putin agreed to “deploy a joint regional grouping of troops” in response to the “aggravated situation” in Ukraine. It’s not immediately clear where this grouping would be based.
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