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☆ Ukraine's European allies keep sending it broken and unusable Leopard 1 tanks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Over half the tanks donated to Ukraine from Denmark have technical problems, Danish media reported. In a briefing, Denmark's defense minister said there are problems with 12 out of 20 Leopard 1 tanks. German's defense ministry announced in February a partnership with Denmark and the Netherlands to send Ukraine a donation of "at least" 100 refurbished Leopard 1A5 tanks. On Friday, TV 2, a public broadcaster in Denmark, reported that 12 out of 20 of the Leopard 1A5s that have already been donated have technical issues. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd earlier in the week, the German outlet Der Spiegel reported that another 10 Leopard tanks had problems substantial enough for Ukraine to reject delivery of them.

Persons: Troels Lund Poulsen, Der Spiegel, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Service, Leopard, Danish Defense Locations: Ukraine, Denmark, Wall, Silicon, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Dutch

☆ Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Neanderthal genes could be to blame for severe cases of COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported. Scientists in Italy found people with Neanderthal gene variants were more likely to be hospitalized. The research suggests the variants are a "major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19." What they found is that "Neanderthal haplotype," a set of genetic variants associated with the human ancestor, is "the major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19." The link between health and Neanderthal DNA has been suggested by other studies.

Persons: Mario, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Street Journal, Street, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research Locations: Italy, Bergamo province, Nature

☆ War crimes investigators establish office in Ukraine after Russia charged with abducting more than 19,000 children
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

ICC investigators are gathering evidence of alleged Russian war crimes, including child abduction. The office is a "pivotal" move toward "restoring justice," Ukraine's top prosecutor said. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of having deported or forcibly displaced more than 19,500 children, a claim bolstered by independent investigations. Russia has admitted taking minors from Ukraine — and having them adopted by Russian families — but insists it has done so for their own safety. A. Khan, was in Kyiv to mark the opening of the new office following the signing of a cooperation agreement in March, under which Ukraine will share evidence it has gathered of possible Russian war crimes.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Krim, Andriy Kostin, Kostin, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: ICC, Service, Criminal Court, Ukraine — Locations: Kyiv, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Geneva, Ukraine's

☆ Arms maker says interest in its weapons 'largely' driven by Ukrainians using them to fight Russians
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Polish arms maker says customers are flocking to weapons systems used in Ukraine. The state-owned PGZ said it has fielded two new orders for portable rocket launchers. Ukrainian forces have used such portable rocket launchers, or MANPADS, to challenge Russia's air supremacy. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile providing Ukraine with arms serves Warsaw's national security interests, it is also proving a boon to its defense sector. Other arms makers have also used Ukraine as a selling point — Ukrainian firms, especially.

Persons: PGZ, Patryk Brzeziński, SIPRI, Oleg Skillar, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Russia, Service, Defense, Russian, Defence and Security, International, United, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, National Defense Magazine Locations: Polish, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, London, Ukrainian, United States, Russian, Poland, Stockholm, Europe, Balkans, Estonia, Baltic, Abu Dhabi

☆ Elon Musk's control of Starlink gives him unchecked power over elected governments
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Elon Musk's control over Starlink is in the spotlight after he thwarted a Ukrainian attack. "If the Ukrainian attacks had succeeded in sinking the Russian fleet, it would have been like a mini Pearl Harbor and led to a major escalation," Musk told Isaacson. (Musk later reassured a Russian ambassador that Ukraine would not be able to use Starlink for offensive operations, according to Isaacson). AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Ukrainian officials see it, sinking Russia's fleet, if that was indeed a possibility, would have prevented hundreds of missiles from raining down on the country's infrastructure, and spared civilian lives. Even if it wanted to change Musk's mind, it is not clear that it can actually compel him to do anything when it comes to Ukrainian attacks on territory controlled by Russia.

Persons: Elon, Musk, —, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Starlink, Biden, Pettyjohn, it's, Paul Hennessy, David Frum, George W, Bush, Nicholas Grossman, Grossman, Joe Biden, Josh Marshall, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Fleet, Russian, Pentagon, Ukraine, Center, New, New American Security, Defense Department, Falcon, Getty, University of Illinois, Daily, Washington, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Crimean, Russian, Sevastopol —, United States, New American, Washington, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Ukraine says it could have a small group of trained combat pilots ready to fly F-16s by the winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian pilots could be ready to fly F-16 fighter jets by early February, The Wall Street Journal reported. Officials in Kyiv said the initial group of F-16 pilots would likely number fewer than 10. Ukrainian pilots began their F-16 training just last month. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Indeed, Ukraine expects its first graduating class of F-16 pilots to contain "fewer than" 10 people, the Journal reported.

Persons: Biden, that's, James Hecker, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Street, US Air Forces, Ukrainian, Kyiv, US Defense Department, Pentagon Locations: Wall, Silicon, Europe, Ukraine, Kyiv, Arizona

☆ G20 members agree to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the 'war in Ukraine' instead of the 'war against Ukraine' in a capitulation to Putin, who wasn't even there
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the G20 summit, officials expressed a desire for a "just and durable peace" in Ukraine. But a statement on the war was ultimately watered down at Russia's request. The Kremlin is no longer described as waging a war "against" Ukraine. One shouldn't look to a G20 statement, written by the world's most powerful committee, for clarity or guidance on moral questions. The leading economies can all agree, however, that the sky is blue and what the Kremlin is doing "in" Ukraine is properly termed a "war."

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Lenin, Nobody, Russia's, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden, Sullivan, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Financial Times, Bloomberg, UN Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Russia, India, Moscow, China

☆ Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring children after the death of a teenager. Michael Schuls, 16, died of "traumatic asphyxia" after an accident at Florence Hardwoods. The company also employed nine children, some as young as 14, "to illegally operate machinery," including saws for processing lumber. AdvertisementAdvertisement"While we did not knowingly or intentionally violate labor laws, we accept the findings and associated penalties," Florence Hardwoods said in a statement provided to Insider. In May, a pair of Wisconsin Republicans began circulating a bill that would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol; earlier, the state's Republican-led legislature legalized children working as late as 11 p.m.

Persons: Michael Schuls, Labor Julie Su, Schuls, Seema Nanda, —, Kim Reynolds, May, Reynolds, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Labor, Service, US Department of Labor, Green Bay Press, Gazette, Sheriff's, Press - Gazette, Department of Labor, Wisconsin Republicans, Republican, Des Moines Register Locations: Wisconsin, Florence, Wall, Silicon, Mississippi, Iowa

☆ Elon Musk blocked Ukraine's access to Starlink near Crimea after speaking with Russian officials, biographer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk reportedly blocked Ukraine from using Starlink for an attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. SpaceX has admitted to limiting Ukraine's use of Starlink satellites for offensive military operations. But according to journalist Walter Isaacson, author of an upcoming biography on the SpaceX founder, the militarization of Starlink has made Musk deeply uncomfortable. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt has previously been reported — and admitted by SpaceX leadership — that steps have been taken to prevent Ukraine from using the Starlink system for certain attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe system was "never meant to be weaponized," Shotwell said earlier this year, citing Ukraine's use of Starlink for drone reconnaissance and attacks.

Persons: Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson, Starlink, Musk, Isaacson, —, Ian Bremmer, Gwynne Shotwell, Shotwell, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Fleet, SpaceX, Service, CNN, Netflix, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol, Russian

☆ Right-wing activist James O'Keefe spent donor money on DJ equipment and hoped to play Coachella, former staffers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe used donor money on DJ equipment, two former staffers said. He spent $2,500 on the items and hoped to play Coachella, the staffers told the Washington Post. The spending was detailed in a Project Veritas audit done after O'Keefe was ousted from the group. The Project Veritas audit the newspaper obtained purports that the group's former leader spent $208,000 in three years on "black-car travel". Project Veritas, which did not publish the diary, has denied any wrongdoing.

Persons: James O'Keefe, O'Keefe, O'Keefe —, —, couldn't, O'Keefe's, Joe Biden's, Ashley, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Veritas, Washington Post, Service, Project Veritas Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, Florida

☆ The Biden administration wants to know if Saudi Arabia used American weapons to kill 'hundreds' of migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The United States is investigating a report that Saudi Arabia killed "hundreds" of migrants. Human Rights Watch said border guards in Saudi Arabia killed scores of migrants in Yemen. The attacks included the use of explosive weapons and execution-style killings of people who had just been released from detention in Saudi Arabia itself, the group charged. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the report, HRW cited eyewitnesses who reported migrants being struck by mortar fire as they approached the Saudi border. Saudi Arabia has denied the allegation.

Persons: Biden, Bill Frelick, Frelick, Michal Ratney Organizations: Rights Watch, Service, The Washington Post, Ethiopian, The Washington, HRW, Saudi, Associated Press Locations: States, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Wall, Silicon, Saudi, United States, Washington, Ethiopia

☆ Nobel Prize foundation bars Russia from awards ceremony after 'strong reactions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Nobel Foundation on Saturday retracted its invitation to Russia, citing "strong reactions." Russia's ambassador to Sweden will no longer attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm. Russian diplomats will still be invited to the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. The invitations prompted some Swedish politicians to announce they would boycott this year's awards ceremony. However, "As before," diplomats from Russia, Iran, and Belarus will still be invited to attend a separate, parallel ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.

Persons: Stenevi, Vidar Helgesen, Ales Bialiatski, Dmitry Muratov, Muratov Organizations: Service, Foundation, Nobel Foundation, Associated Press, Ukraine, The Washington Post, Kremlin, Russian, Novaya Gazeta Locations: Russia, Sweden, Stockholm, Russian, Oslo, Norway, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Belarus, Iran, Trump, Moscow

☆ Commercial ships told to stay far away from Iran due to a heightened possibility of attack or seizure
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US Navy is warning commercial ships to avoid traveling near Iranian territory. Iranian forces have already seized two oil tankers this year. Attacks on ships in the region have increased ever since Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. Timothy Hawkins said ships "are being advised to transit as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible," noting a warning issued by the US-based International Maritime Security Construct. Since 2021, Iran has "harassed, attacked, or interfered with" the navigation rights of 15 internationally flagged merchant ships, according to the US Navy.

Persons: Timothy Hawkins, Biden, Trump, —, Michelle Grisé, Grisé Organizations: US Navy, Trump, Service, Associated Press, US, AP, International Atomic Energy Agency, RAND Corporation Locations: Iran, Wall, Silicon, Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Chevron, Islamic Republic, Europe, Iranian, United States, Washington, Tehran

☆ A Ukrainian arms dealer accused of corruption is now one of the country's top weapons suppliers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian Armored Technology has emerged as a top weapons supplier for Kyiv. Before the war, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy described Pashinsky as a "criminal." Ukrainian Armored Technology has since February 2022 helped secure scores of bombs and bullets across Europe for use by the country's armed forces, according to the Times. Ukrainian Armored Technology experienced a windfall. The Times noted that Pashinsky and Ukrainian Armored Technology are once again the subject of an anti-corruption investigation.

Persons: Serhiy Pashinsky, Volodymr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Pashinsky Organizations: Ukrainian, Technology, Kyiv, Service, Ukrainian Armored Technology, The New York Times, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Europe, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Soviet, Russia, Poland

☆ The Kremlin won't admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Researchers have identified more than 30,000 Russians killed fighting in Ukraine. More than 1,300 dead soldiers were identified in the last two weeks alone, they said. But researchers working with the BBC say they have now identified — by name — more than 30,000 dead Russian soldiers, including more than 1,300 in the last two weeks alone. More than 5,600 inmates have been identified as killed in Ukraine. At least 9,000 civilians have also been killed in Ukraine, according to the United Nations, most in areas targeted by Russian forces.

Persons: Mediazona, Wagner, Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky, Teplinsky's, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: Service, VDV Airborne Forces, Russia — Kremlin, United Nations, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Russia —

☆ Russian tech billionaire breaks silence, says he's horrified by Putin's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A cofounder of Russian internet company Yandex has come out against his country's war in Ukraine. Arkady Volozh, a billionaire who now resides in Israel, had refrained from public criticism. Few Russians of such elite economic status have openly come out against the Ukraine War. In particular, the EU accused Volozh's company of promoting Russian state narratives in its search results, according to the BBC. In a statement on Thursday, Volozh said he is personally "horrified" by Russia's war in Ukraine and the plight of Ukrainians "whose houses are being bombed every day," the Financial Times reported.

Persons: Yandex, Arkady Volozh, Volozh's, Volozh, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Durov, — Organizations: Russian, Service, European Union, BBC, Financial Times, Dubai — Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Wall, Silicon, Russian, EU, Dubai

☆ Russia rejects peace agreement, insisting its war in Ukraine will rage on 'for the foreseeable future'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has no interest in a peace agreement at this time, an official told The New York Times. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there are "currently no grounds" for a deal with Ukraine. "There are currently no grounds for an agreement," the Kremlin's Dmitry Peskov told The New York Times. There, Ukraine pitched a 10-point peace plan that calls for the withdrawal of all Russian forces from its territory. Speaking to the Times, Peskov claimed that Russia has no intention of trying to annex all of the country.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Donald Trump —, Russia —, Vladimir Putin Organizations: New York Times, Service, Kremlin, Kyiv, Soviet Union, Times Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, United States, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Russian, Soviet

☆ Ukrainian drone carrying 450 kg of TNT slams into Russian oil tanker day after Russian warship was attacked
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian maritime drone struck a Russian oil tanker on Saturday. It came a day after another naval drone attack on a Russian warship. The strike came after another drone strike on Friday badly damaged a Russian warship in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk. A Russian official also claimed Saturday that a Ukrainian drone was spotted and subsequently destroyed in the waters outside Sevastopol, the Crimean port city home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet. He noted that Ukraine was likely using a recently unveiled model of naval drone that Ukraine claims can strike targets 500 miles away.

Persons: Stephen Wright, Wright Organizations: Service, Fleet, BBC, TNT, Financial Times Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kerch, Azov, Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Crimean, Russia, Odesa, Crimea, Moscow

☆ Clarence Thomas purchased his luxury RV with the help of a wealthy former healthcare executive: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas purchased a $267,000 RV with the help of a wealthy friend. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement to the Times, Welters said he had provided Thomas a loan so he could buy the RV. But Welters refused to say how much money he had lent the Supreme Court justice, nor on what terms. The revelation comes amid a push to impose new ethics requirements on Supreme Court justices.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Anthony Welters, Welters, Barack Obama, Ginni, —, Reagan, Beatrice, Obama, Harlan Crow, Sen, Dick Durbin Organizations: The New York Times, Service, Supreme, New York Times, Times, Historical Society, Illinois Democrat Locations: The, Wall, Silicon, America, Illinois

☆ Russia has turned Europe's largest nuclear plant into a military base, but IAEA says there's no signs it rigged the reactors to explode
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The IAEA said Friday it found no evidence of explosives on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine has repeatedly expressed fears over the nuclear facility, suggesting that Russia might stage a nuclear disaster, similar to the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June. However, he said IAEA inspectors were reminded of the risks facing the plant, which Russia occupied soon after its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On the night before they were provided access to the roof of the plant, IAEA experts reported hearing a "series of detonations in the vicinity of the plant." Grossi said the detonations serve as a reminder of the ongoing risks posed by the military occupation of the facility.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi Organizations: IAEA, Service, UN Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia

☆ Apple and Wikipedia fined by Russian court for hosting 'inaccurate' news about the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has fined Apple and the publisher of Wikipedia for hosting "inaccurate" news. They were penalized under a law that holds companies responsible for hosting "untruthful" content. A Russian court has fined Apple and the publisher of Wikipedia for hosting "inaccurate" content about the war in Ukraine. The court fined both companies under a 2020 law that requires internet companies to block access to information banned in Russia. The Wikimedia Foundation was also found guilty of the same offense, per Reuters, and assessed a fine of 300,000 rubles, or just under $32,000, for hosting "inaccurate" content.

Persons: Apple, Timur Vakhrameev, — Organizations: Apple, Morning, Wikimedia Foundation Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Far-right Italian prime minister sues the lead singer of Placebo for calling her a 'fascist' and a 'racist'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Italy's far-right prime minister is suing the lead singer of Placebo for calling her a "fascist." At a concert last month, Brian Molko also described Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a "racist." Meloni was a youth activist in a group founded by a member of dictator Benito Mussolini's government. Now, according to press reports, Meloni herself is suing Molko for defamation, the latest in a string of lawsuits against critics. But as a youth activist, Meloni herself praised the country's former fascist dictator saying that, "everything he did, he did for Italy."

Persons: Brian Molko, Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, Benito Mussolini's, Benito Mussolini, Molko, David Broder, Elly Schlein Organizations: Service, BBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Turin, Italy

☆ One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That's fraud, prosecutors say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors say a family that made $7.6 million from recycling defrauded the state of California. The family, based in Southern California, is accused of recycling materials they purchased in Arizona. Investigators recovered more than $1 million worth of "illegally imported beverage containers." The recycling operation earned the family $7.6 million, according to a statement from the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Between 2010 and 2019, at least 93 people in California were convicted of recycling fraud, according to a report by the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog.

Persons: Rob Bonta, Bonta Organizations: Investigators, Service, Consumer Watchdog Locations: California, Southern California, Arizona, Riverside County

☆ Mark Meadows privately admitted he wasn't finding much evidence of 2020 election fraud
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Meadows admitted there was little evidence of 2020 election fraud, The Washington Post reported. In a text, the former White House chief of staff said his own son was not finding much proof. But despite his diligent efforts to pressure election officials to find evidence of "fraud," Mark Meadows privately acknowledged there was little to support his boss's sweeping claims, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The Post did not reproduce Meadows' text, writing that it was described to the publication by "people familiar" with the investigation into the January 6 insurrection. According to the newspaper, Meadows' text prompted a joking response from the White House attorney, who asked if his son could help find all the other voters Trump would need to have won the 2020 election.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's, Meadows, Trump, Brad Raffensperger, Jack Smith Organizations: Washington Post, White House, Service, Trump, Post Locations: Wall, Silicon, Atlanta, Georgia

☆ Zelenskyy says the Kerch Bridge 'feeds the war' and that Russia's link to Crimea must be 'neutralized'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Kerch Bridge in Crimea must be "neutralized." Zelenskyy said the bridge is a legitimate military target as Russia uses it to "feed the war." The bridge opened in 2018 and links the illegally occupied Crimean peninsula with Russia. In remarks to the Aspen Security Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking by video link, said Friday evening that the bridge is a legitimate military target. Zelenskyy described the bridge Friday as "an enemy facility" that was built in defiance of international law.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, coy, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Aspen Security Forum, Moscow, Kremlin, Associated Press Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Russia, Crimean, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian

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