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Tomas Avenarius
Is the irony appropriate to the occasion? After the Crimean bridge was severely damaged by an explosion, a Ukrainian official posted a video online. In addition to the images of the destruction of the building, which is so strategically important for Moscow, a small film was shown. Marilyn Monroe sings “Happy Birthday Mister President”. What was intended for the American President John F. Kennedy in 1962 was now for Vladimir Putin – the Russian President had turned 70 the day before the attack on the bridge.