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A rattled Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine and its allies would face “retaliation” as he accused them of plotting new strikes on Crimea.

The Black Sea peninsula has been a key source of contention between Moscow and Kyiv ever since Russia unilaterally annexed it in 2014.

Volodymyr Zelensky pledged within months of the start of Ukraine‘s invasion in 2022 that his defence forces would not consider the war fully concluded until the peninsula was reclaimed as well.

Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the prized Kerch Bridge, which links Crimea to Russia proper, is “again under attack”, claiming Kyiv’s Western allies are supporting Ukraine in drafting plans to target the infrastructure.

Zakharova claimed the plans “are being carried out openly, with ostentatious bravado and with the absolute and direct support of the collective West.”

She added: “We would like to once again warn Washington, London and Brussels that any aggressive actions against …

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