Bloomberg agency revealed that the next step that Russian President Vladimir Putin will take after the Kerch Bridge bombing will be "more clear" after his meeting with senior officers of the Russian National Security Council tomorrow, Monday.
Bloomberg said that although the Ukrainian services did not claim responsibility for the attack, the targeting of the bridge is a great embarrassment for Putin, whose forces in eastern and southern Ukraine are struggling not to lose the lands they previously seized.
personal issue
She added that the bombing coincided with President Putin's 70th birthday, turning it into a "personal issue", especially as he considers the bridge his personal project, and the contractor who built it is his childhood friend.
According to the agency, the Russian authorities did not reveal the reasons for Putin's meeting with the leaders of the National Security Council, but meetings of this kind are usually held to discuss major issues.
Putin's last meeting with the council was on September 29, and it was devoted to discussing the partial mobilization of reservists to fight in Ukraine.
According to Bloomberg, what she described as "Russian hardliners" renewed their call for more decisive action in Ukraine.
Ukraine accusation
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the bombing of the Crimean bridge was carried out by the Ukrainian intelligence services.
Putin said that the bombing of the Crimean bridge was a "terrorist act" against sensitive facilities carried out by the Ukrainian intelligence services, considering that there is no doubt that this attack was directed against Russia's vital infrastructure.
In turn, the head of the Russian Federal Bureau of Investigation said that there are Russian elements supported by the intelligence of foreign countries involved in the Crimean Bridge bombing.