The messages were provided to The Washington Post by Ukrainian officials hoping to expose the project and China’s potential involvement. Emails circulated among consortium officials in recent weeks mention meetings with Chinese delegates in Crimea. AdvertisementA senior executive at the Russian-Chinese Consortium, based in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, refused to answer questions about the tunnel project when reached by a Post reporter. Over the past nine years, Russia has made Crimea dependent on water, power and communications lines tethered to Russia. China could also finance the project and extract payment either in tolls or from Russian oil and gas exports.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2023 23:14 UTC