Russia's Putin says bridge to Crimea is on schedule


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Jun 2017

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Construction of a bridge to connect mainland Russia with Crimea is on schedule, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

"The Crimea bridge is being built on schedule and even slightly ahead of it," Putin said during an annual question and answer session with Russians.

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