The morning of October 8, the day after Putin turned 70, saw the bombing of the bridge, but Ukraine never admitted involvement. Now, Putin is driving across the Crimea bridge in a Mercedes.
Less than two months after an explosion destroyed one of the Kremlin leader's showpiece infrastructure projects, President Vladimir Putin drove a Mercedes across the Crimean Bridge, connecting southern Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula.
The 12-mile (19-kilometer) road and rail bridge, which P...
