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Crimean Bridge

Context

Ukraine has said the Crimean Bridge "must come down" as it accused Russia of flouting maritime laws at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Russia’s war with Ukraine started when it seized Crimea in February 2014.

Crimea and the Russian link

  • The Kerch Bridge is Russia’s only physical connection to Crimea.
  • It stretches 19km (12 miles) from the region of Krasnodar Krai to the eastern side of the peninsula.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated it in 2018.
  • It consists of a separate roadway and railway, both supported by concrete stilts, which give way to a wider span held by steel arches at the point where ships pass between the Black Sea and the smaller Azov Sea.
  • Since Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it has been a vital conduit for men and materiel to Russia’s southern front.

Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) 

  • Set up in 1899, the PCA is the world’s oldest arbitral tribunal.
  • It resolves disputes between countries and private parties over contracts, special agreements and various treaties, such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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