2023-11-24 11:18:05
2023-11-24 19:18 Compiled by United Daily News Zhou Chenyang/Instant Report The Washington Post exclusively reported on the 24th that according to communications intercepted by Ukrainian security agencies, Russian companies and Chinese state-owned enterprises…
The Washington Post exclusively reported on the 24th that according to communications intercepted by Ukrainian security services, Russian companies held secret talks with executives of state-owned enterprises in mainland China to plan to build an undersea tunnel connecting Russia’s mainland and Crimea, hoping to build a tunnel that would protect them from the Ukraine attacks transport routes.
According to reports, the talks were triggered by Russia’s growing concerns regarding the safety of the Kechi Bridge. This bridge has always been an important logistics route for the Russian army, but it has been successfully attacked by Ukraine twice and remains a vulnerable war target.The incident also underscores Russia’s determination to maintain control of the Crimean peninsula and Moscow’s growing reliance on Beijing as a source of global support
U.S. officials and engineering experts say building tunnels near existing bridges will face significant obstacles. A project of this magnitude would likely cost billions of dollars, take years to complete, and had never been attempted in a war zone.
However, experts say that despite doubts regarding the feasibility of the plan, Russia still has clear reasons to pursue it. Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Center, pointed out that due to its failure to achieve a decisive victory in the war, Russia “faces the risk that Ukraine will try to sabotage the Kechi Bridge for many years to come.”
The Post pointed out that this plan will also cause political and financial risks to mainland China, on the grounds that China has never officially recognized Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and mainland companies may fall into the economic sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe once morest Russia. However, emails intercepted by Ukraine show that China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), one of the largest construction state-owned enterprises in mainland China, has expressed its willingness to participate.
Ukrainian officials provided this information to The Post in the hope of exposing the plan and possible Chinese involvement, and its authenticity was corroborated by other information independently obtained by The Post, including company registration documents showing that a company had recently been established in Crimea. Emails circulated among officials of the Russian-Chinese consortium involving the people named in the email in recent weeks mentioned meetings with Chinese representatives in Crimea.
An email dated October 4 stated that China Railway Construction was “ready to ensure any complex railway and road construction design projects in Crimea.”
China Railway Construction did not respond to a request for comment. A reporter from the China Post contacted the Russian-Chinese consortium headquartered in Sevánborg, Crimea. Russian businessman Vladimir Kalyuzhny, listed as the general manager of the consortium in the document, dismissed the matter as “nonsense” and then announced He would not provide any instruction to the “enemy media” and hung up the phone suddenly.
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