First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky called it direct aggression. He emphasized that the bridge is a peaceful artery connecting two subjects of Russia, where there are no military personnel, but only civilians going on vacation to Crimea.

Earlier, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Senator from the Republic of Crimea Sergei Tsekov called the discussion of the attack on the Crimean Bridge in Germany cynical.