UNIAN: Canada condemns opening of Crimean bridge by Russia By UNIAN. Published May 17, 2018 at 1:33 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin walks to take part in the opening ceremony of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on May 15, 2018. Photo by AFP Canada has condemned the opening of a bridge across the Kerch Strait, which links Russia to illegally-annexed Crimea. Read more here.