The European Union has imposed sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the Crimean Bridge. The decision on sanctions was made on July 30, according to the official journal of the EU.

In particular, the companies of businessman Arkady Rotenberg, Stroygazmontazh and Mostotrest , have been included in the European sanctions list since July 31 (they are already on the US sanctions list). The first company was the general contractor for the construction of the Crimean Bridge, the second was the main subcontractor.

Sanctions were also imposed against JSC Institute Giprostroymost - St. Petersburg (designed the bridge), JSC Shipbuilding Plant Zaliv (received a contract for the construction of railway structures for approaches to the bridge), LLC Stroygazmontazh -most (manages the bridge construction project ) and JSC "VAD" ( contractor for the construction of the Tavrida highway and auto approaches to the bridge).

“As part of the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, the [European] Council considers the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait as another action that undermines the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine,” the EU explains the decision to impose sanctions. The report notes that Brussels considers the construction and opening of the bridge “key symbolic steps” to consolidate Russian control over the peninsula and its further isolation from Ukraine.

The new EU sanctions are “a subversive policy directed against the residents of Crimea,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (quoted by TASS ). The Crimean Bridge information center informed the agency that the inclusion of Stroygazmontazh in the sanctions list will not affect the implementation of the project in any way.

“Our task is to build a bridge. The car has already been handed over, people are driving on it. Now the guys are building a railway. We are all proud of our work, and if someone doesn’t like it, then it’s not our problem,” his representative relayed Rotenberg’s comment.

President Vladimir Putin opened traffic on the Crimean Bridge on May 15. The head of state drove 19 km across the bridge behind the wheel of a construction Kamaz. Rotenberg also took part in the opening ceremony.

After the opening of the bridge, TASS, citing a source , reported that several new persons “responsible for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine” would be added to the EU sanctions list. The agency's interlocutor did not name who exactly the sanctions will be imposed on.

The Crimean Bridge is one of the largest in Russia, its length is 19 km. The road part of the facility worth RUB 227.9 billion. was built and put into operation in two years, six months ahead of schedule. Currently, only cars and buses are allowed to cross the bridge. Truck traffic will be launched this fall. The maximum permitted speed on the bridge is 90 km/h. Train traffic will be launched on the Crimean Bridge in 2019.

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The EU has expanded sanctions against Russia