Ukraine may be timing Crimean bridge threats with U.S. election - Moscow --Kiev wants to showcase "achievements" to attract more Western support, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said | 3 Aug 2024 | New Ukrainian threats to blow up Russia's Crimean Bridge could be timed to coincide with the U.S. presidential election campaign, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has suggested. In an interview with Izvestia on Saturday, Zakharova weighed in on comments by the head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, who said that Kiev was "working hard" on plans to destroy the crucial link between the Crimean Peninsula and mainland Russia within the next few months. Ukraine has made numerous attacks on the bridge.