FX.co ★ Vladimir Putin inaugurates Crimea energy bridge

The undersea cable project was scheduled to have been completed by the end of December but it has been brought forward after Crimean power supply was knocked off. Russian President Vladimir Putin went to Simferopol where he inaugurated the first phase of the energy bridge that will provide Crimea's power supply from Russia. Mr. Putin said that over 100 kilometers of high-voltage electric power lines have been built.

The Russian leader is hurrying to help Crimea, which has been suffering a blackout: Vladimir Putin at Simferopol airport.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shaking hands with Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov upon his arrival at Simferopol airport.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov are speaking with the specialists from the Krymenergo Company before the launch of the first leg of the energy bridge.

Vladimir Putin is shaking hands with engineers and wishing them luck before the project launch.